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- CAMLR Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
CAMLR Convention Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources A Overview Antarctica 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
- 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
- Ozone layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming by 0. 5°C
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
- 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
- Rebuilding the ozone layer: how the world came together for the . . . - UNEP
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 natural sun shield, which protects humans, plants, animals and ecosystems from
- 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
- An open invitation from UN Environment Patron of Oceans, Lewis Pugh, to . . .
Lewis Pugh, UN Environment’s Patron of the Oceans is the personification of inspiration To raise awareness about the state of our oceans, Pugh has been swimming in the frigid and freezing waters of Arctic and Antarctica He has been putting his life at risk to show the world the impact of climate change and the vital role our oceans play for humanity
- North America | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
UNEP’s North America Office works to spur collective action in the U S and Canada to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste; and to advance sustainable development within the region
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