Brazilian music superstar and GRAMMY-nominated DJ Alok has been named a UN Environment Programme Global Goodwill Ambassador, coinciding with the launch of this year's World Environment Day campaign on 5 June.

The campaign features his global hit Deep Down, inviting people worldwide to dance for climate action. Alok also debuts his live concept, Rave The World, at London's O2 Academy Brixton on World Environment Day, uniting music, culture and environmental advocacy on a global stage.

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In his message for World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the world is heading for a temperature overshoot above 1.5 degrees, with damage already stretching from polluted air and collapsing ecosystems to vanishing biodiversity.

He adds that slashing emissions, ditching fossil fuels for renewables, cutting methane, and protecting forests and seas are the only path forward and that wealthy nations must deliver on climate finance promises to the most vulnerable.

"This is the moment to act," he says.

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New data show that humans are continuing to make the climate crisis worse but there are some reasons for hope.

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Eat More Trees is a documentary that follows farmers fighting desertification in drought-stricken Spain as they discover the transformative power of food forests and agroforestry.

Join the United Nations and the European Commission’s DG Environment for a screening on Wednesday, 3 June, at 7:00 pm at Cinema Vendôme, Brussels. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the director and a reception.

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With its tree-filled garden, soaring ceilings and earthen-brick walls, the Hikma Community Centre on the edge of the Sahara Desert is viewed by many as an example of what buildings will need to become as extreme heat proliferates.

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The Foundation for Environmental Education calls on all schools and educators to join UNEP’s #NowForClimate dance campaign! 

As we dance lower and lower under the limbo bar, we’re also highlighting the importance of lowering global emissions together. Every fraction of a degree matters.

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The May edition of the UNEP newsletter features everything you need to know about World Environment Day, environmental reports, and other news.

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The limbo reimagined asks, 'How low can we go?' How low can we keep global warming to safeguard our planet for future generations? In partnership with‪ Alok‬, the track Deep Down asks us to get moving, to get real, to stand up. Learn the moves. Make your own version. Share your dance cover or your limbo dance and help send a global signal for climate action. 

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We have climate solutions. And they are scaling fast. Momentum is building. Add your voice and your energy to the movement. Because when people move together, change happens. Joy is renewable!