UN Environment Programme

Calling the changemakers! Nominations for UNEP’s Champions of the Earth are now open until 30th April. Every year, UNEP honours individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment. This year’s awards will highlight #EarthChamps who have made innovative and sustainable climate action in the following categories: Methane Buildings and construction Sustainable cooling including energy efficiency Clean air Forests Know someone making a difference? Nominate them today and help shine a light on the solutions shaping our planet’s future: https://www.unep.org/championsofearth/how-we-find-our-champions

What if your home disappeared beneath the rising waters? In Bangladesh, where nearly 80% of the population lives in flood-prone areas, climate change is intensifying the threat of cyclones and storm surges. Nearly 7,000 new cyclone shelters are needed. But a groundbreaking initiative is taking an innovate approach.

Welcome to Tengeneza Café—a community workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, where people come together to mend, swap, and reimagine their clothes. It’s about creativity, care, and choosing repair over waste. This upcoming #ZeroWasteDay and every day, let’s work to #BeatWastePollution—one piece of clothing at a time. Africa Renewal

In Bangladesh, more than 80% of the country’s population lives in the flood-prone Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, which is facing increasingly powerful cyclones and storm surges. To help communities cope, UNEP and partners have launched a pilot project to build flood-resilient homes across the country: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/bangladesh-brick-houses-provide-shelter-storms

The trees remind us: slow down, stay awhile. They have stood for centuries—watching, breathing, giving. They ask for nothing yet make life possible. This #WorldForestsDay and every day, let’s listen. Let’s protect what sustains us. 🌳 Poem and voice by Mary Oliver

For more than 5,000 years, the Indus River has sustained life in Pakistan. Today, climate change, pollution and degradation put it at risk. The Living Indus programme is taking action—restoring wetlands, protecting biodiversity, and strengthening communities. It has already revived 1.3 million hectares and aims to restore 25 million by 2030. A healthier Indus means a more resilient future for millions. Watch and learn more about this #GenerationRestoration flagship. #WorldWaterDay #WorldGlaciersDay

Meet the Super Pollutants

Super pollutants are wreaking havoc on human health by negatively affecting air quality and exacerbating the #ClimateCrisis. It doesn’t have to be this way. As world leaders meet this week to address super pollutants at The Climate and Clean Air Conference, discover how you can do your part to stop them, smash them, and take back our planet: https://www.unep.org/interactives/super-pollutants/

Climate Action in Turkish city of Uşak

Not only are older electric motors energy inefficient, they are more expensive to run, noisier and more expensive to maintain. In the western Turkish city of Uşak, businesses are replacing power-hungry electric motors with newer energy-efficient models thanks to an initiative supported by UNEP, United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and the Global Environment Facility.

Executive Director Inger Andersen sat down with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed to reflect on the urgency of action

“We’ve never had so much in our hands to do stuff than today—so why should we fail?” UNEP's Executive Director Inger Andersen sat down with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed to reflect on the urgency of action—moving beyond cynicism, inaction, and denial to drive real change #ForPeopleForPlanet. Watch their full conversation as they cover the road to #COP30 in Brazil, the role of critical minerals and the need to ensure that neither people nor nature bear the cost of the green transition, and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6I5P_j2AM

Like rainforests, kelp forests act as the ocean’s “lungs”, absorbing CO₂ and releasing oxygen. However, they’re under threat from overfishing, pollution, and changing ocean temperatures. This UNEP report examines their status and provides restoration guidance: https://www.unep.org/resources/report/blue-securing-sustainable-future-kelp-forests

This week, over 300 leaders from African cities came together for the UrbanShift Africa Forum, held in Nairobi, Kenya. Their mission? To discuss and tackle the pressing challenges of sustainable urban development amidst the continent's rapid urbanization. Hear what they had to say.