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Action by cities is central to global environmental goals
As 2025 gets underway, efforts by cities to reduce congestion, address air pollution, improve housing access, and lower flooding risks are getting more attention than ever. These initiatives matter to more than 4 billion people who live in urban centers worldwide, and also have enormous consequences for the planet and global environmental goals.
New initiative aims to reduce environmental impact of fashion, construction industries in eight countries
Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago have united to drive the transformation and eliminate the environmental impact of fashion and construction.Fashion and construction are among the top three sectors contributing to pollution, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land degradation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. $340 million initiative will transform resource-intensive processes and materials with sustainable alternatives and fostering circular, collaborative value chains.Today, governments parti
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
The governments of Ecuador, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, Philippines, Uruguay, and Viet Nam have come together to launch a $379 million initiative to combat pollution from the use of pesticides and plastics in agriculture.
Circular solutions in focus in landmark global investment to tackle plastic pollution
Fifteen countries from across the Global South have united in the fight for a cleaner environment, with the approval of the largest global investment in tackling plastic pollution to date.
With funding from the Global Environment Facility, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, India, Jordan, Laos, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, and Senegal will collaborate to transition towards a circular economy for plastics under the $107 million program targeting single-use plastic packaging in the food and beverage industry.