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CCAMLR Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme : Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ResourcesA. OverviewAntarctica is surrounded by an unbroken and dynamic body of water known as the Southern Ocean, which constitutes about 10% of the world's total ocean surface. For about 200 years, Antarctica's resources have been unsystematically harvested. In many cases the intense level of exploitation resulted in the severe ...
Protecting & Restoring Blue Carbon Ecosystems - UNEP : We work to protect and restore coastal ?blue carbon? ecosystems for the sustainable provision of ecosystem services to people and environment. Mangroves and seagrass meadows are coastal ecosystems that cover a small portion of the total ocean area but collectively are widely distributed on every continent except Antarctica. Mangroves are found in 123 countries worldwide with an estimated ...
Rebuilding the ozone layer: how the world came together for the ... - UNEP : The remarkable story of the battle to save the ozone layer starts with science. In the mid-1970s, scientists warned that man-made chemicals in everyday products like aerosols, foams, refrigerators and air-conditioners were harming the ozone layer. At that time, they didn?t know the scale of the problem. But in 1985, a hole was confirmed in the ozone layer over Antarctica. The world?s ...
About the United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP : UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.
Could microbes, locked in Arctic ice for millennia, unleash a ... - UNEP : Some researchers believe the outbreak is a sign of things to come. As climate change rapidly warms the Artic, scientists say it could unleash a wave of potentially deadly microbes that for centuries have been trapped in ice.
Ozone layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming ... - UNEP : NAIROBI, 9 January 2023 ? The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, with the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals already benefitting efforts to mitigate climate change. This is the conclusion of a UN-backed panel of experts, presented today at the American Meteorological Society?s 103rd annual meeting. Examining novel technologies such as geoengineering for the ...
The Report of the Executive Director to UNEA-7 : The Executive Director issued her report to UNEA-7 in two parts. The first part focuses on emerging and urgent environmental issues that the Assembly may wish to address during its December 2025 session. These include water resource management, nutrient pollution, mineral governance, stratospheric protection, and the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence. These topics aim to ...
About Montreal Protocol - UNEP : The Montreal Protocol The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS). When released into the atmosphere, those chemicals damage the stratospheric ozone layer, Earth?s protective shield that ...
State of the marine environment in Antarctica - UNEP : Human activities have had a major effect on the balance of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, this can be seen by damage of large agae such as kelp that is caused by increased UV penetration
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy - UNEP - UN Environment Programme : Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy > Page ComponentsEnsure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Increasing access to energy is pivotal to fulfilling humanity?s basic needs and enabling sustainable development. Yet the pace of progress has slowed, putting the 733 million people who still lack access at risk of being left further behind. Goal 7 and the ...