Xinhua Nairobi, June 23 (Reporter Ding Xiaoxi) On the eve of the first United Nations Environment Assembly held on the 23rd, the United Nations Environment Program released the 2014 yearbook, reviewing the past ten years of yearbook attention to the top ten pressing environmental issues.

At a press conference held on the afternoon of the 23rd, officials of the United Nations Environment Program introduced that the 2014 yearbook re-examined and assessed these environmental issues, and provided ways to deal with them. The report examines areas such as plastic waste in the oceans, the environmental impact of too much nitrogen, air pollution, wildlife poaching and Marine aquaculture.
Achim Steiner, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said that since 2003, UNEP has issued a yearbook for ten consecutive years, focusing on global development and environmental issues. The 2014 yearbook is a summary of the changes in the past ten years, but also a forecast of the future global environmental situation.

When talking about the damage caused by plastic waste to the environment, Steiner said: "Plastics play a very important role in modern life, but we must not ignore the environmental impact of plastic use. "These reports show that reducing, recycling and redesigning plastic products can bring many green economic benefits, reducing economic losses to Marine ecosystems, tourism and fisheries, especially in developing countries."
Speaking at the launch, UN Environment Chief scientist David McGlade highlighted the enormous damage caused by air pollution. Citing a World Health Organization report, she said air pollution is now the world's biggest environmental health killer, accounting for 7 million deaths in 2012. Sanzasulun Oyun, rotating president of the UN Environment Assembly and Minister of Natural Environment and Green Development of Mongolia, told a press conference that economic development should not come at the expense of the environment, and he encouraged all countries to join forces to tackle the challenges posed by climate change.

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