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Great Indian Bustard is the Mascot for COP-13 on Migratory Species
The Union Government has announced the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) as the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the conservation of migratory species (CMS) to be held in Gujarat next year. The logo, mascot and the website for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) was launched by the Union Minister for Environment, Forests and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bonn Convention • CMS • COP-13 on Migratory Species • Gibi • Great Indian bustard • UN Convention on the conservation of migratory species • UNEP • Union Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change • United Nations Environment Programme
The first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Geneva
The first Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was held at World Health Organisation (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva on October 30, 2018. The 2-day conference was organized by WHO in collaboration with UN Environment, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Secretariat of the UNFCCC, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants ..
Topics: Air pollution • Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants • Climate change policy • Climate forcing agents • Contents • Organizations • United Nations Development Group • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe • United Nations Environment Programme • World Health Organization • World Meteorological Organization
Narendra Modi awarded with UN’s highest environmental honour ‘Champions of Earth 2018’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded with the UN’s highest environmental honour ‘Champions of the Earth 2018’ for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and pledge to eliminate single use plastic in India by 2022. The other winners of the 2018 award include indigenous activist Joan Carling, Food company Beyond Meat and ..
Topics: Champions of the Earth • Food and drink • Foreign relations of India • Government of India • Impossible Foods • International Solar Alliance • Joan Carling • Meat • Meat substitutes • Narendra Modi • United Nations Environment Programme
Satya S Tripathi appointed as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office of United Nations Environment Programme
Satya S Tripathi, the veteran Indian development economist and UN official, has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The appointment was made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Mr. Tripathi, who will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago, has worked with the UN ..
Topics: Environment • Organizations • United Nations • United Nations Development Group • United Nations Environment Programme
Google partners with UNEP for Monitoring impact of human activity on global ecosystem
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has partnered with Google to monitor the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems by using sophisticated online tools. The purpose of the partnership is to develop a platform to enable governments, NGO’s and the public to track specific environment-related development targets with a user-friendly Google front-end. The partnership was ..
Topics: Biodiversity • Environmentalism • Natural environment • Nature • Sustainability • United Nations Environment Programme • Wetland