CCAMLR Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Sep 19, 2025 · Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ResourcesA. OverviewAntarctica is surrounded by an unbroken and dynamic body of water known as the …
Protecting & Restoring Blue Carbon Ecosystems - UNEP
We work to protect and restore coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems for the sustainable provision of ecosystem services to people and environment. Mangroves and seagrass meadows are coastal …
Rebuilding the ozone layer: how the world came together for the
Sep 15, 2021 · The remarkable story of the battle to save the ozone layer starts with science. In the mid-1970s, scientists warned that man-made chemicals in everyday products like aerosols, foams, …
About the United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP
Jul 1, 2025 · UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.
Could microbes, locked in Arctic ice for millennia, unleash a ... - UNEP
Jan 7, 2025 · Some researchers believe the outbreak is a sign of things to come. As climate change rapidly warms the Artic, scientists say it could unleash a wave of potentially deadly microbes that for …
Ozone layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming ... - UNEP
NAIROBI, 9 January 2023 – The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, with the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals already benefitting efforts to mitigate climate change. This is …
The Report of the Executive Director to UNEA-7
May 28, 2025 · The Executive Director issued her report to UNEA-7 in two parts. The first part focuses on emerging and urgent environmental issues that the Assembly may wish to address during its …
About Montreal Protocol - UNEP
The Montreal Protocol The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of …
Annual Report 2023 - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
In 2023, the world saw new highs of greenhouse gas emissions, temperature records tumbling and climate impacts arriving stronger and faster. At the same time, most of the Sustainable Development …
State of the marine environment in Antarctica - UNEP
Sep 18, 1990 · Human activities have had a major effect on the balance of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, this can be seen by damage of large agae such as kelp that is caused by increased UV …