The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most ...

A new global assessment of the planet's environmental health was unveiled this week at the seventh UN Environment Assembly ...

A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence ...

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics ...

The most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken has found that investing in a stable climate, ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...

A new UN report says so-called "megacities" are continuing to grow as our planet becomes increasingly urbanized.

Glaciers in the South Caucasus are melting faster than in almost any other mountain region on Earth, posing a threat to water security and increasing the risk of natural hazards, according to a new ...

Fresh approaches to facing complex environmental challenges are revealed in the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) new global ...

A new United Nations report shows that Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 41.9 million people while Bangladesh's Dhaka ranks second with a population of 3.6 million.