Sixth winner of the award announced at the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, South Korea

Young Africans speak up on climate action.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) turns 50 this year, calling for more action on conservation.

— says daughter Wanjira Mathai on Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day.

How combining new technology and traditional knowledge harvests rain and restores land

Wind and solar are some of the most affordable renewable alternatives readily available in the country.

— Jean-Paul Adam, Director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

UN chief calls on negotiators to pick up the pace.

Forest loss in the DRC is exacerbated by extreme poverty, mainly due to a growing population lacking livelihoods.