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In an exclusive interview, David Attenborough, United Nations Champion of the Earth, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, discuss the importance of restoring nature and how science can appeal to people’s hearts. UNEP

On the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN chief António Guterres called on leaders to be inspired by past successes for the “huge efforts that are needed now to ensure this, and future generations can live on a sustainable planet,” as the world is “nearing a point of no return.” UNEP

Closing the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. UNEP

Ministers of environment and other representatives from over 170 nations convened today (28 Feb) in Nairobi to launch the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). UNEP

While some four out of ten people in the world are already living under the threat of climate change, today’s children could experience a four-to five-fold increase in extreme weather events in their lifetimes, with a dramatic impact on lives, health, and security, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released on Monday. UNTV CH

Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka of Uganda was granted the Champion of the Earth award for 2021 in the Science and Innovation category by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP

The Sea Women of Melanesia was granted the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth award in the Inspiration and Action category. UNEP

Environmental activist Maria Kolesnikova received the United Nations Environment Programme’s Champion of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category. UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) name Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados as Champion of the Earth in the Policy Leadership category for her powerful voice for a sustainable world. UNEP

Speaking to reporters today in New York, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous said, “the Spotlight Initiative’s rapid action to adjust its programs during the pandemic provided 650,000 women and girls with quality essential services. It emphasized and supported continuous comprehensive service delivery during periods of lockdown.” UNIFEED