By 2015 a plan must be in place to enable countries to implement a universal climate change agreement that will help facilitate a transition to an...
The environmentalist Stanley Johnson’s latest book charts the United Nations Environment Programme’s progression over the four decades since its establishment in 1972 in captivating detail. On...
Clare Brook of WHEB Asset Management ponders whether our efforts to prevent the worst impacts of climate change are too late. This piece originally featured in...
The role of sustainable transport is vital in creating safe and liveable cities in Asia and fighting climate change, the UN secretary-general said this week in...
Over 1,900 companies from 44 countries are being encouraged by a coalition of institutional investors worth $3.3 trillion to join the UN Global Compact as part...
A new partnership has been launched this week by four United Nations (UN) agencies, aiming to support seven years of strengthening and expanding national green economy...
The United Nations General Assembly has established a 30-member working group that will aim to draw up a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Issues such...
In the year that he is set to become a grandfather for the first time, Prince Charles has spoken out about leaving the world and the...
The United Nations was born out of the ruins of the second world war. It replaced the ill-fated League of Nations, which had failed to prevent...
More than 20 islands and regional communities from across the world will gather in Cowes on the Isle of Wight today, for the inaugural Ecoislands Global...
Today, September 27, is World Tourism Day – a global celebration of the importance of tourism. Welcoming the 32nd annual event, we couldn’t go without nodding...
On Saturday, a group of climate change protesters draped a banner above the Paralympic logo adorning Tower Bridge. Alex Blackburne winced upon seeing the stunt. There have been...
Research conducted by a leading transport charity has mapped London, Brighton and Nottingham’s networks as the most sustainable in the UK. Campaign for Better Transport’s (CBT)...
Dr James Gifford, executive director of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), spoke recently with Jamie Mckenzie about the work being done in his...
Here, we round up some of June’s biggest headlines – a month that was dominated by a certain sustainable development conference in South America. This is,...