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Whales and dolphins are at risk of perishing
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have warned of the rapid decline in the number of whales and…
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Written examination on the environment:
In 2008, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) called on countries, businesses and communities to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global cli…
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Save the planet: Now or never!
On October 25, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released the latest, 570-page report on the planet's environmental situation. UNEP issued a warning: Save th…
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Just with your hands, you can reduce tons of CO2
Save electricity, reduce kitchen waste, ride bicycles or use public transport ... The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a series of things to do for…
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Planting a billion trees to prevent global warming
The goal of planting one billion trees, considering it as a measure against global warming, was completed on May 22, 2007, seven months earlier than the initial deadline.
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Climate change threatens cultural heritage
Rising sea levels, rising ocean temperatures, floods and other earth-related greenhouse disasters are threatening the world's cultural assets, according to the Environme…
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The UN launched a campaign to plant 1 billion trees
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai have called for people all over the world to plant 1 billion…
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UNEP: The ocean is being turned into a 'landfill'.
In a public report at La Hey (Netherlands) on October 4, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warned of rapid urbanization in coastal areas plus dumping of wast…
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Warning of sea pollution
Nearly 90% of Asian wastewater discharged directly into the sea without treatment is causing environmental concerns, threatening the ecology of coastal areas that are vi…
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Know how ugly the Earth is with Google Earth
Satellite images taken several years apart help effectively observe changes in the environment in an exact area on Earth. There is another tool c
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2007 will be the Year of the Dolphin
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has decided that 2007 is the Year of the Dolphin with the aim of attracting public attention to the risks that are weighing on the fate…
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The world desert is threatened 'unprecedented'
In a report by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) announced on the occasion of World Environment Day 5-6, desert areas in the world are threatened