UNEP United Nations Environment Programme [to 30 May 2015]
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Selected Press Releases
Catastrophic Collapse of Saiga Antelopes in Central Asia
The aerial survey conducted as part of the national monitoring programme earlier this year estimated that the Betpak-dala Saiga population numbered approximately 250,000 animals prior to this mass die-off, which has therefore halved the total population.
28/05/2015

Sustainable Tourism Thrives in Philippines’ Largest Marine Sanctuary
“To conserve biodiversity is to sustain life. We need Nature. Nature does not need us.” UNEP Deputy Executive Director Ibrahim Thiaw
27/05/2015

World Health Assembly Passes Landmark Resolution on Air Pollution and Health.
The resolution identifies 13 measures member states should strive to implement, including actions such as: enabling health authorities to raise awareness on the dangers of air pollution, developing guidelines to limit exposure; and working with relevant private and public sector actors on sustainable solutions.
27/05/2015

Governments, International Organisations, and NGOs Move to Protect Lives and the Climate from Dangerous Air Pollution.
If we manage to reduce short lived climate pollution, we not only save millions of lives but also reduce global warming by as much as 0.6 degrees by 2050
25/05/2015

Alleviating Energy Poverty in Haiti
“We had to teach people in the communities what a cooperative in the electricity sector was all about.” Rithot Thilus, General Manager of CEAC
25/05/2015