UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Current Affairs, GK & News
World Environment Day 2021
World Environment Day (WED) is being observed on June 5 under the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”. It will be hosted by Pakistan. Significance of the day Amid the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, which the world has been fighting for 1.5 years, WED has become more significant. Pandemic has shown how disastrous ecosystem loss can be. As the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 5 June World Environment Day • Ecosystem • Ecosystem Restoration • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • World Environment Day (WED)
World Sustainable Development Summit 2021
World Sustainable Development Summit was organised on June 4, on the eve of World Environment Day. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, addressed the summit and underlined the importance of water conservation by adopting conservation technologies and changing water use habits.’ Theme of Summit World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 was held ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: 5 June World Environment Day • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • World Environment Day 2021 • World Sustainable Development Summit
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Report
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food & Agriculture Organisation of UN (FAO) launched ‘UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’ report for 2021-2030 and called on nations to meet commitments of restoring 1 billion hectares of land. Key Findings As per the report, world is facing triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution. So, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Ecosystem • Ecosystem Restoration • Food & Agriculture Organisation • Global terrestrial restoration costs • UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Report • UN Environment Programme (UNEP)