United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Avenue, Gigiri,
PO Box 30552, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya

http://www.unep.org/

Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

UNEP works on delivering transformational change for people and nature by drilling down on the root causes of the three planetary crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. UNEP employs seven interlinked subprogrammes for action: Climate Action, Chemicals and Pollutions Action, Nature Action, Science Policy, Environmental Governance, Finance and Economic Transformations and Digital Transformations.

Phone

+254 (0)20 762 1234

E-mail

unep-newsdesk@un.org

Actions towards sustainability for this organisation

Playing for the Planet Initiative

Festival for Circular Economy in Latin America

Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative

UNEP - ISC report on Navigating New Horizons – A Global Foresight Report on Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing

IAU session at the UNESCO - World Conference 2021: Putting ESD into action - in Higher Education

Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs (2021)

UNEP Transformative Partnership Platform on agroecology

UNEP Sustainable University Framework (2020)

United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Mainstreaming environment and sustainability in African universities: Stories of Change

Greening Universities Toolkit

Sustainability Communications: A Toolkit for Marketing and Advertising Courses

Global Survey on Sustainable Lifestyles (GSSL)

Course on Green Industrial Policy: Promoting Competitiveness and Structural Transformation

Free Resources on Sustainability, Climate Action and Higher Education

Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in African Universities (MESA)

UNEP MOOC Certificate Course on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience

Universities restoring nature – Join the Alliance of Nature-Positive Universities

UNEP seeking universities for Nature Positive Pledge initiative

COP27 Simulation Model

UNEP-ILO Green Job for Youth Pact

Certificate Course on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience

Global Environment Solution Challenge and 2023 International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability (ISCES)

UNEP Page on Gender and Environment in LAC Region

News for this organisation

IGGAs 2025: Applications are now open

Applications for the 2025 round of the International Green Gown Awards are now open! Discover the different categories and apply with your sustainability project!

Annoncement of the 2024 International Green Gown Awards Finalists

In the 10th year of the IGGAs, an incredible number of 95 finalists from 28 countries across eight categories applied! Discover the shortlisted finalists for 2024 now

Rio Declaration 1992 and Rio+20 2012 renewed commitments from HE

The UN Conferences on Sustainable Development, in particular in 1992 and 2012, marked milestones for change and provided a platform for exchange, for all stakeholders. Higher Education strongly advocated for its role early on and mobilised the HE community to recognise the need for action and take the next steps. IAU and partners have been supporting these efforts in various ways.

Greening Education Hub at COP 28 and related activities

Education and Higher Education at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) taking place in Dubai from 30 November -12 December 2023.

Join the Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges - A Global Initiative for a Zero Carbon World

Led by the High-Level Climate Champions for Climate Action, the Race To Zero mobilizes actors outside of national governments to join the Climate Ambition Alliance, which was launched at the UNSG’s Climate Action Summit in 2019 by the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera...