Ocean summit ends declaring a 'global emergency'
More than 150 nations committed to put science at the heart of renewed efforts to tackle the multiple human-caused crises threatening the ocean.
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Nations to draft plastic waste treaty
Delegates from 175 nations to the U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously to devise a treaty that tries to cleanse the world of plastic pollution.
UNEP plan seeks way out of nature crisis
In a new major report, the U.N. Environment Program recommended a "scientific blueprint" for governments to tackle three environmental crises at once.
CITES tightens global wildlife trade rules
Delegates to a treaty for protecting endangered plants and animals ended a major summit after revising international trade rules for dozens of species.
New accord to protect defenders of nature
Two U.N. agencies adopted a new agreement to increase protections for environmental advocates and their families at risk of retaliation and violence.
A 'dire' health checkup for Earth and us all
Leaders called for urgent improvement to the planet's health, echoing findings of a U.N. report for the highest-level decision-making body on the environment.
Organizations lose 46 in Ethiopia jet crash
The U.N. and other international organizations mourned the loss of 46 staff in a crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed all 157 people aboard.