Climate and Environment

A wastewater treatment facility in Manila, the Philippines.
Danilo Pinzon/World Bank

Wastewater should be recognized as a valuable resource, UN says on World Water Day

22 March 2017
Global

In a world where the demand for water continues to grow and the resource is finite, a new United Nations report argues that wastewater, discarded into the environment every day, once treated, can help meet the needs for freshwater as well as for raw materials for energy and agriculture.

Sustainably managed forests are a key to meeting energy needs of almost a third of the world's population.
UN Photo/Logan Abassi

Greener energy for a third of the world bodes well for all, says UN on International Forest Day

21 March 2017
Global

Cautioning the impact of human activity such as practices use of woodfuel on world’s forests, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for better wood-energy conversions technologies and more sustainable management of forests so that everyone benefits.

African bush elephants in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Despite increased poaching in many parts of Africa, the elephant population in Mara is presently growing.
<a href=http://bit.ly/2m1m2TQ>UNEP GRID Arendal/Peter Prokosch</a>

On Wildlife Day, UN spotlights youth's role as today's change-makers, tomorrow's custodians

3 March 2017
Global

With the fate of the world's wildlife soon to be in the hands of the next generation, the United Nations is observing this year's World Wildlife Day with a call to harness the power of young people's voices in conservation efforts.