Tag: UNEP
Engaging businesses to tackle marine plastic waste
In every marine and coastal environment on earth, plastic litter threatens the environment, human health, and business. The threat has been exacerbated by a...
International Day for Biodiversity 2020
In 2000, the United Nations proclaimed 22nd May as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. As...
2020 will be a make-or-break year for biodiversity
The UN General Assembly had declared the period 2011-2020 as United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. As the year 2020 brings the decade to a...
India Seeks Alternative to Killer DDT
India is the only country that produces and exports DDT, with Africa being its biggest importer. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine substance which was first...
UNCCD COP14: New global coalition to combat sand and dust storms
A new global coalition to combat sand and dust storms was launched at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of Parties (UNCCD...
CSR: Zero Budget Natural Farming Initiative
Agriculture has been blamed for one of the major contributors to climate change. Considering the fact that it is responsible for around third of...
