UNEP Statement on COVID-19

Attributable to Executive Director Inger Andersen. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stands in solidarity with the billions of people around the world that are suffering the impact of the global pandemic of COVID-19. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to millions of healthcare...

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A New Global Language for Natural Resources

A group of researchers from the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) have developed a new environmental classification system to fully categorize the renewable and non-renewable natural resources that underpin our economies. This represents a critical first step in being...

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