Rotary International (RI) has partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to ensure protection of freshwater ecosystems. Under a new strategic partnership, Rotary and the UNEP are launching the ‘Community Action for Fresh Water’ initiative, in response to escalating challenges like pollution, climate change, and habitat degradation. This, according […]
Members of the civil society have expressed concern over the high levels of food loss in the country. According to the UN Environment Program Food Waste Index Report 2021, every Ugandan throws away an average of 103Kgs of food each year, amounting to a total 4,546 metric tons of food […]
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has shown that plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 percent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and market adjustments. UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen says the way people produce, use and dispose of plastics is polluting […]
By Ritah Kemigisa & Robert Muhereza The United Nations environment agency has said that urgent action is needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says healthy ecosystems are a source of food, water, medicine, shelter, and more, yet human activities have profoundly altered most terrestrial […]
The UN environment agency has warned that plastics are piling up in soil across the world. According to a new report by the UN environment programme, plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate. UNEP experts explain that plastics are used extensively in […]
