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Soil erosion near Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

‘Green’ growth needed to reach Kenya’s development goals – UN agency

13 February 2009
An innovative United Nations atlas of Kenya using satellite images to pinpoint shrinking tea-growing areas, disappearing lakes, rising loss of tree cover and increased mosquito breeding grounds has highlighted the East African country’s need to invest in “green” development to escape from poverty.
Michael Adlerstein

Renovation plan will result in major ‘greening’ of UN complex, says official

2 February 2009
The renovation project designed to make United Nations Headquarters in New York more modern, safe and sustainable will result in a significant “greening” of the landmark complex that will reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as lower the world body’s carbon footprint, the official in charge of the overhaul said today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon speaks at the inauguration of new UN complex in Vienna

In Vienna, Secretary-General opens new modern, climate-friendly UN complex

25 April 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began an official visit to Vienna today by inaugurating a new environmentally-friendly, state-of-the-art facility which will support discussions between countries on a range of critical issues, from nuclear weapons to drugs and crime.

UN-backed African Green Revolution meeting to kick off

28 August 2007
The United Nations-backed conference on the African Green Revolution – which supports African farming communities as they evolve from subsistence farming to sustainable modern agriculture – kicks off tomorrow in Oslo, Norway.

Greenhouse gas emissions by industrialized countries show ‘worrying’ rise, UN reports

30 October 2006
Emissions by industrialized countries of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming showed a “worrying” upward trend in the 2000–2004 period and state policies must be intensified to achieve further cuts, according to a United Nations report released today.