The UN Environment Programme Special Programme supports countries in the management of chemicals and waste, and the fight against toxic mercury.

Governments can apply for project funding until 31 July!
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#BeatPollution

Happy #EuropeDay !
We echo UN Brussels Director @Camillabruckner ‘s message on this important day, and appreciate the European Union's commitment to multilateralism to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution.

Stay updated on #WorldEnvironmentDay 2024 🌍
Check out the latest news here👇
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'It's imperative to recognise the connection between:

🌳Environmental protection

✒️Democracy & press freedom

🧪Scientific knowledge

🧑‍⚖️The rule of law'

@‌UNEP Programme Coordinator Marika Palosaari at the Press for the Planet event 👉tinyurl.com/yckdztx8

#WPFDGeneva2024

Looking forward to tonight's screening of “Lindo,” to celebrate #WorldPortugueseLanguageDay 🇵🇹 & the UN Decade on #EcosystemRestoration !

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 's Pablo Sagredo Martin will be in the panel, representing @UNEP & FAO Brussels for #GenerationRestoration 🌿

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What is the Earth’s most biodiverse habitat?🪱

Take the #WorldEnvironmentDay quiz and test what you know about degraded land, deserts and drought👇
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Journalists and scientists help to separate fact from fiction. Yet they – especially women – are increasingly under attack.

Stand in solidarity by joining today’s event online at webtv.un.org/en or in person from 15:00 CET.

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#WPFDGeneva2024

This year’s #WorldEnvironmentDay focuses on land restoration, desertification & drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future'.

Here is a closer look at what makes terrestrial & land-based ecosystems so unique & in some cases, awe-inspiring👇
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Join the #WorldPressFreedomDay Conference in Santiago today with UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳.

This year, the focus is on journalism's vital role in addressing the global environmental crisis.

Tune in for more 👉unesco.org/en/articles/wo…

Healthy soils, healthy planet, healthy people.

Soil is essential to all life on Earth. Yet human activity is putting it at risk.

#WorldEnvironmentDay is a reminder that we all are #GenerationRestoration — let’s act like it.

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For #WorldPressFreedom Day, join us on 7 May at Geneva's Palais des Nations and webtv.un.org/en for an event on:

🧪Science communication

🌍Combating #climate disinformation

🛡️Safeguarding journalists & scientists.

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#WPFDGeneva2024

#INC4 talks in Ottawa have closed and a clear path to an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty is emerging.

The world wants & needs a deal to #BeatPlasticPollution .

We've made good progress on the text & agreed intersessional sessions, but the work is far from over:
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1 month to go!

Get ready for this year’s #WorldEnvironmentDay !
Join #GenerationRestoration and millions around the globe to take action to restore our land & soil!

Here’s how you can get involved: worldenvironmentday.global