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Korea picks Jeju province as site for World Environment Day 2025

The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea and the UN Environment Program (UNEP) announced that Jeju Special Self-Governing Province will be the...

World squanders over 1 billion meals a day

Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third...

UN, FAO recognize seven ‘World Restoration Flagships’

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named seven initiatives from Africa, Latin America, the...

60 nations commit to cut cooling emissions

Over 60 countries signed up to a so-called ‘cooling pledge’ with commitments to reduce the climate impact of the cooling sector, which could also...

Gov’t policies at odds with climate goals

Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report...

Tougher steps needed to curb plastic pollution

The biggest global voluntary effort to tackle plastic pollution and waste shows it is possible to make progress on a pressing environmental issue, yet...

Initiative to protect environment from harmful chemicals okayed

The United Nations adopted last week a new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste, with countries committing to phase out...

South Korea hosting world environment day next year

South Korea will host World Environment Day 2025 with a focus on ending plastic pollution globally, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the nation...

Plastic treaty a rare, historic feat for planet–UNEP chief

The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle the UN...

UN: World must brace for more extreme, devastating wildfires

The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and governments are ill-prepared for the death and...

Improvements to Boeing jet ordered

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Ethiopian jet crashes, killing 157 on board

Bishoftu, Ethiopia—An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on...
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