What does ‘nature positive’ mean — and can it slow biodiversity loss?
The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing
UN Environment Programme
World leaders agree to treaty to solve plastic waste crisis
The UN environment assembly resolution is being hailed as the biggest climate deal since the 2015 Paris accord.
Global aid flows to fossil fuel projects more than it does to combat air pollution
Air pollution kills more people than malaria, HIV/AIDS, and TB combined but receives only one per cent of development aid.
Almost 1B tonnes of food is wasted every year: UN report
Food tossed in homes alone averaged 74 kilograms per person each year globally.
Humanity inseparable from nature, Indigenous leaders remind Canada-Mexico climate forum
The head of the UN Environment Programme called on Paris Agreement signatories to live up to their promise to help poorer nations better adapt to the climate crisis.
Fossil fuel companies have had even worse impact on climate change than you thought
Study indicates human fossil methane emissions have been underestimated by up to 40%