Despite regular complaints by environmentalists, sand mining activity is being regularly reported from Panvel, Palghar, and other places.

It's a race against time.

Kenya and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help increase forest cover as part of efforts to protect the country against the

A senator, Magnus Abe (APC, Rivers), has blamed the slow pace of the proposed clean-up exercise in the oil-rich Ogoni land in Rivers State on insecurity.

From smog breaks to pollution bonuses, Asia's businesses are promising increasingly inventive perks in a desperate bid to lure executives to a region where toxic air engulfs major cities for much o

It was the United Nations Environment Programme that first called for a “Global Green New Deal” in 2009, hoping to revive the world economy through investment in climate change-related sectors.

NEW DELHI: Noting disastrous impact of plastic waste on human health and environment, more than 170 countries have jointly pledged to “significantly reduce single-use plastic products by 2030” - a

The Paris Agreement aims to keep global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Kenya plans to put in place incentives to promote alternative packaging materials to plastic, an official said on Monday.

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Monday said the African continent is making progress in reducing use of single-use plastics.