Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid, former co-chair of the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and current Science Advisor to the Prime Minster of Malaysia, has called for the establishment of a new specialized agency for the environment, reports Malaysian national news agency Bernama. Such an agency would increase coordination, science-policy integration, and implementation in addressing [...]

London will host this year’s Planet Under Pressure Conference, from March 26th-29th. The Conference centers around the importance of sharing empirical research on global environmental issues with different stakeholders, such as international organizations, academics, senior policy makers, technology experts, NGO representatives, and the media. The emphasis on research is to provide uniform information on how [...]

The United Nations Environment Programme held the 12th Special Session of its Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) from 20-22 February 2012. Approximately 900 delegates from 150 countries, including environment ministers, diplomats, representatives of international organizations, major groups and stakeholders, attended the conference in the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The Governing Council reviewed important and emerging policy issues [...]

On February 16th, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the creation of a multilateral governance effort to address short-lived climate pollutants entitled, The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants. Environment ministers from Canada, Mexico, Sweden, and Bangladesh, as well as Ghana’s Ambassador to the US joined Secretary Clinton, Achim Steiner, [...]

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) organized the 13th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-13) at its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya on 18-19 February 2012. The Global Forum is an annual event organized right before the UNEP Governing Council, to provide an opportunity for civil society and other groups to exchange ideas and get [...]

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced a new publication series, Perspectives, which is designed to ensure that the voices of civil society are better heard in the ongoing discussions on environment and sustainable development. This effort supports UNEP’s partnership with Major Groups and Stakeholders and its efforts to improve the global environment. Perspectives [...]