New York, June 25 (JEN): Global environmental crime, possibly worth more than $200 billion annually, is helping finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups and threatening the security an ...

New York, June 24 (JEN): Across the world, forests provide employment, energy, nutritious foods and a wide range of other goods and ecosystem services with tremendous potential to contribut ...

New York, June 24 (JEN): Concern is growing over widespread plastic waste that is threatening marine life – with conservative yearly estimates of $13 billion in financial damage to marine ...

New York, June 24 (JEN): A United Nations body that focuses on the environment and has representatives from all 193 UN Member States is meeting for the first time Monday in Nairobi, to disc ...

New :York, June 12 (JEN) Space-based information technologies must be fully integrated into the international efforts to overcome such challenges to sustainable development as climate change ...

New York, Jun 9 (JEN): To commemorate World Oceans Day, the United Nations family is encouraging the international community to reflect on the multiple benefits of oceans and commit to keepi ...

New Delhi, May 8 (JEN): The latest urban air quality database released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reconfirms that most Indian cities are becoming death traps because of very high ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): Many of the world’s cities are “enveloped in dirty air” that is dangerous breathe, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning ...

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): On International Mother Earth Day, the United Nations urged greater efforts to promote sustainable development and use of renewable energy sources, with United Nation ...