Environment

UN and partners seek $1.6 billion for crisis-hit Sahel region in West Africa

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Cheicknè Bah, a farmer in Yelimané in the Kayes region of south western Mali, with his sorghum crop...

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US Energy Department and National Park Service Announce Clean Cities Partnership to Drive Sustainable National Parks

As part of the Obama Administration's commitments to reducing America's reliance on imported oil and protecting our nation's air and water, the U.S. Energy Department and the National Park Service announced that five national parks around the country...

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UN and partners unveil new initiative to achieve sustainable cities

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UNEP Launches Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities.

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Parliamentary resolution favors green stimulus over austerity

National governments should increase green investments to encourage economic growth, according to a measure now pending before the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

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