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Environmental Justice and Resilient Development: The Promise of the Escaz" Agreement
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (83+ words) Regional Director, UNDP, Latin America and the Caribbean Follow'UNDP's activities and side events at the Escazu COP Democracy is the only form of government that rests on the ideal of political equality and respect for individual and collective freedoms. This…...
Earth Day 2026: Turning Clicks into Climate Action for the Aral Sea
1+ week, 1+ day ago (995+ words) UNDP first became active in Uzbekistan in 1993, and has over subsequent decades implemented hundreds of projects alongside the national government, business, civil society and academic. We are proud to be both Uzbekistan's primary development partner and a leading member of…...
Naidiri Marine Biodiversity Park: A Small Village Making a Big Impact
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (863+ words) The decline of fish stocks marked a turning point for the village. With their food source and livelihoods at risk, Manoa and community leaders began discussing how to protect their traditional fishing grounds. That same year, they established a small,…...
How a Teacher in Her 50s Turned Her Love of Nature into Guiding at the Yelnya Bog
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (740+ words) Perhaps my love for the Yelnya Bog is in my genes. I just can't be without it," laughs Natalia Zhoidik from the village of Yazno, Miory District. She is 60 years old. A mathematics teacher. And an individual entrepreneur. For several…...
Cook Islands launches BIOFIN to align finance with nature and national development priorities
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (305+ words) Launch of the Cook Islands" participation in the Global Biodiversity Finance Programme (BIOFIN) Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS " The National Environment Service (NES), in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Economic Management (MFEM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), convened the…...
Young artists honoured in global contest celebrating World Wildlife Day 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) New York " The winners of the 2026 World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest have been announced, recognising extraordinary talent and conservation storytelling from young artists across the globe. The work of South Korean artist Jia Yoo, age 15, was chosen from…...