Un Environment Programme

UN warns of looming sand crisis as global consumption triples

Global consumption for use in glass, concrete and construction materials has increased three-fold over the last two decades, harming rivers and coastlines and even wiping out small islands, a UN report says.

The Mediterranean is under stress, needs urgent action, says a UN report

UN Environment Programme’s new report, produced by Plan Bleu, warns that the Mediterranean basin is under environmental stress and recommends a five-prong action plan.

Global warming exceeds efforts to contain it – UN

With only a single degree Celsius of warming so far, the world has seen a crescendo of deadly wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes, a UN report says.