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Environmental pollution has its own causes, effects and solutions. Looking into these will help you identify the causes and what steps you can take to mitigate those effects. Broadly, environmental pollution consists of six basic types of pollution, i.e. air, water, land, soil, noise, and light.
Here are eight ways to embrace a zero waste approach: 1. Combat food waste. Some 19 per cent of food available to consumers is wasted annually despite 783 million people going hungry. Around 8 to 10 per cent of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the production of food that is ultimately squandered.
UNEP’s Background Report and its report to UNEA3 provide a global picture of pollution, including information on pollution sources, impacts and solutions. The World Environment Situation Room provides access to multiple data and resources on pollution and other environmental topics.
Check out the best ways to reduce air pollution. A new report has identified the interventions most effective for reducing both air pollution and carbon emissions at the same time.
Addressing pollution is not only an environmental priority, it's a priority for the achievement of the SDGs. Learn more about the global response to pollution. Explore a visual feature and learn more about the different forms of pollution and the viable solutions to achieve a pollution-free planet.
This week, eight new innovators are joining the network that is paving the way to tackle plastic pollution. They will receive support through visibility on social media and leveraging the network of the Global Plastic Action Partnership to scale impact.
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. Improving air quality can enhance climate change mitigation efforts, while reducing emissions will in turn improve air quality.
The first step towards a plastic pollution solution is learning how to reduce plastic use. Follow these steps to do your part in keeping our earth a cleaner place.
Indeed, the only ways to drastically reduce air pollution are to adopt a wide range of policies that regulate all polluting industries – from energy production to transportation and agriculture – as well as to reflect on broader solutions such as carbon tax systems.
A running list of action on plastic pollution. The world is waking up to a crisis of ocean plastic—and we're tracking the developments and solutions as they happen.