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Nitrogen pollution is an important environmental issue gaining traction in policy circles. However, there is little understanding of current nitrogen policies around the world: whether they...

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States. It sets...

Key messages: Climate change threatens the lives, health and well-being of children. They are the most vulnerable to its effects, and those who live in low-income communities...

Water supports important ecosystem services, functions as a non-substitutable input to crop and animal production, and is essential for sustaining economic growth, health and resilience of a country. However, water...

World Water Week participants promote clear business case for nature-based solutions

Key messages: Groundwater is nature’s insurance, serving to protect food security, reduce poverty, and boost resilient economic growth. Groundwater can buffer climatic shocks...

“Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible”. Find out more on the CBD website.

Measuring policy progress on agriculture and water policies is essential to help decision makers identify necessary policy changes and understand how further progress may be...

Water scarcity is affecting the lives and futures of children. Globally, there are 1.3 billion people – including 450 million children – estimated to be...