Your November Briefing: UN honours environmental pioneers
As the month begins, here is what you need to know about the state of the planet.
In depth
A pioneering foundation, a pollution-fighting mayor and a young entrepreneur are among this year’s Champions of the Earth . This year, the awards recognize individuals and groups leading the charge against plastic pollution, one of the gravest threats to the planet.
Leaders will gather in Kenya in early 2024 for the sixth session of the world’s top decision-making body on the environment . The gathering comes as the world faces a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.
The element has been used for millennia, finding its way into everything from cosmetics to thermometers – and harming countless people along the way. Now, the Minamata Convention is aiming to make mercury history.
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Publications
The Global Commitment five years in - learnings to accelerate towards a future without plastic waste or pollution: Over the past five years, business signatories – representing 20% of the world’s plastic packaging industry – have significantly outperformed their peers when it comes to taking positive action to tackle plastic waste
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Actress, model, environmental activist and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza known for her work in advocacy for environmental conservation sat down in conversation with UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen to discuss what drives her passion for taking action for nature.
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Mark your calendars
2 November Launch of Adaptation Gap Report
3 November One Health Day
6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
8 November Launch of Production Gap Report
12 November Asia-Pacific Regional Climate Week
20 November Launch of Emissions Gap Report
18-24 November World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week
19 November World Toilet Day
26 November World Sustainable Transport Day
30 November – 12 December UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28)
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