Tag: UN Environmental Program

• Wednesday, June 5th 2013 - 07:22 UTC

  Environment Day looks to Mongolia for ideas on how to avoid food waste and loss

  

  Every year on June 5th, people across the planet celebrate the United Nations World Environment Day. It is a day for action where hundreds of thousands of activities take place in virtually every country in the world to improve the environment now and for the future, says the message from Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:21 UTC

  UN-backed marine expedition highlights impact of climate change in oceans

  

  A United Nations-backed scientific expedition which has been travelling the world’s oceans for almost three years is in New York seeking to raise public awareness of the impact of climate change in oceans.