New UNU ads broadcast on CNN International
United Nations University September 2002 A third series of television public service announcements about UN University’s work to promote sustainable […]
UN Oceans Atlas Provides First Comprehensive Real-Time Tool To Observe State Of World’s Oceans
5 June, 2002 United Nations Washington / Rome / Paris – The UN and leading international scientific agencies will launch
War, exploitation and pollution threaten mountain ecosystems, says UNU expert
United Nations University 27 January, 2002 The degradation of mountain ecosystems — home to 600 million people and the source
Mountain Ecosystems Endangered: War, exploitation and pollution threaten freshwater source for half of world’s population
United Nations University, Tokyo The degradation of mountain ecosystems – home to 600 million people and the source of water
Great Lakes “starting to exhale,” cleansing themselves of accumulated chemicals
Environment Canada, Toronto 28 September, 2001 With lower pollution levels in the air, Lakes start to “out-gas” PCBs, pesticides Significant
Lessons From the 1997-98 El Nino: Once Burned, Twice Shy?
United Nations University 27 Oct 2000 Thousands of human casualties and tens of billions of dollars in economic damage will
Environmental Crisis As Seen By World Youth: “Don’t Treat Earth As Poorly As Parents Have”
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Pachamama, Our Earth, Our Future, is launched as educational guide for youth to environmental problems,
Africa may be able to feed just 40% of its population in 2025
United Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa Soil Infertility, Malnutrition at Root of Half of African Child Deaths
Global Biodiversity Outlook 2000: UNEP launches definitive study of global environmental crisis – concludes time is running out
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launches Global Environment Outlook 2000 (GEO-2000) – the
Blueprint to Solve Global Forest Crisis Presented by Top World Leaders World Commission Proposes New Political Structure to Save World’s Forests
World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development The world can satisfy its material needs from forests without jeopardizing their ecological