Unsustainable farming and deforestation are endangering the planet's ability to support human life. This issue is causing severe feedback l...

Ricky Kej, the three-time Grammy Award-winning composer, has been awarded the UN Goodwill Ambassador plaque in recognition of his environme...

India and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have entered into an agreement to set up the body's country office, Union Environment...

Countries have pledged to encourage the development of community-driven transformative projects and programmes, as well as focus on efforts...

Better management of existing water systems, along with the use of more efficient irrigation technologies are essential.

Designated seats of two Pakistani representatives remained vacant during the plenary on inaugural day.

The 11-day conference is being held with delegates from 196 countries.

The fortnight long meeting will focus on practical measures to recover degraded land areas, critical gaps in land management and planning.

Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) cost India about 2.54 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014-15, a new s...

With the world finally focusing on the issue of climate change, the United Nations is also concerned over the lack of action on land degrad...