RT null T1 UNEP in 2019 - Letter from the Executive Director [Annual Report] A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Andersen, Inger K1 ecosystem K1 biodiversity K1 environmental financing K1 gender equality K1 woman K1 environment K1 nature conservation K1 greenhouse gas K1 green economy K1 global warming K1 climate change K1 energy efficiency K1 sustainable consumption K1 sustainable production K1 environmental policy K1 Biodiversity K1 Clean fuels K1 Climate Finance K1  Coastal and Marine Ecosystems K1  Energy Efficiency K1 Human Rights K1 Land K1 Mitigation K1 Natural Resources K1 Sustainable Development YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32374 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32374 NO In lieu of an annual report, Executive Director Inger Andersen looks back in letter format on 2019, her first year in office. She calls it “a year when our past finally caught up with us and science provided an unambiguous call for urgent action. A year when the world witnessed devastating storms, ice sheets melting in the Arctic, giant wildfires and deadly floods. A year when we were warned that 1 million plant and animal species face extinction. A year when we were reminded that unless we act immediately to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, we will alter life on Earth forever.” DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026