Unsustainable and inefficient resource use has led to widespread environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, waste generation and resource scarcities – all of which have negative impacts on the health and well-being ...

With the advent of Big Data, Earth observation technologies and citizen science, it is now possible to access contextualized, near real-time information on the state of the environment. Policymakers need access to such ...

The factsheet highlights how waste is a global issue linked to the way society produces and consumes. It provides information on how the amount of global waste generated is growing every year as populations rise, migration ...

The factsheets highlights Why addressing the links between environment and health is important and why it matters

UNEP has worked in dozens of crisis-affected countries across the globe – from Afghanistan to Haiti, from Syria to Sierra Leone. We support governments and other stakeholders as they minimize the threats to human well-being ...

This factsheet highlights how sand and dust storms are a global environmental problem that affects the health and livelihoods of millions of people across the world.

Humans depend on healthy and productive ecosystems to meet their basic needs, but many people’s needs are not being met sustainability – If at all. An estimated 795 million people suffer from hunger and 1.2 billion live ...

Better matching of land use with its sustainable potential is a “no-regrets” strategy for sustainably increasing agricultural production on existing land, targeting restoration efforts to where they are likely to be most ...