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Nairobi-based U.N. agency's health checkup finds Earth in 'dire' shape

U.N. Environment's global assessments are a touchstone among scientists, policy experts and decision makers.

Nupla Peak above Nepal's Lukla village airport, gateway for Everest trekkers
Nupla Peak above Nepal's Lukla village airport, gateway for Everest trekkers (AN/J. Heilprin)

NAIROBI, Kenya (AN) — World leaders called for urgent improvement to the planet's health, echoing findings of a major U.N. report released at a meeting for the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and France's President Emmanuel Macron said nations must dramatically curb pollution and waste, and increase their conservation and use of renewable energy sources.

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