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Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity
Water scarcity is often understood as a problem for regions experiencing drought, but a new study led by Tufts University researchers finds that not only…
Corona provided more packaging waste
The waste management industry has also been hit hard by the Corona crisis: Waste volumes and the composition of waste have fluctuated greatly, and waste…
Low-cost solar-powered water filter removes lead, other contaminants
A new invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid. The device resembles…
Coronavirus: Commission proposes €4.5 million to support over 5,000 dismissed tourism workers or self-employed in Estonia
On Wednesday, the European Commission proposes to support over 5,000 tourism workers and self-employed in Estonia who lost their jobs or whose activities have ceased…
Indonesia: UN experts denounce mega tourism project that ‘tramples on human rights’
UN rights experts, on Wednesday, raised alarm over forced evictions of locals and indigenous peoples, and threats against human rights defenders, to make way for…
Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change
Thousands of economists have spent years or decades studying the interaction between climate change and the economic systems that underlie modern life. The views of…
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published…
Commission disburses further €13 billion under SURE to six Member States
The European Commission has disbursed €13 billion to six EU Member States in the sixth instalment of financial support under the SURE instrument. This is…
Fifteen times more children crossing the Panama jungle towards the USA in the last four years
The number of children migrating up north through the dangerous Darien rainforest between Colombia and Panama has increased more than fifteen-fold in the last four…
Sustainability Starts with Teachers programme kicks off in Malawi
Malawi launched the Sustainability Starts with Teachers (SST) programme with a two-day workshop on 23 and 24 March 2021. Held in the midst of the…
Forests on caffeine: Coffee waste can boost forest recovery
A new study finds that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can be used to speed up tropical forest recovery on post agricultural…
European associations seek 100 percent UBC recycling rate
Two Brussels-based trade groups say thorough aluminum can recycling process is achievable. European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe, two Brussels-based trade associations, have launched what they…
‘No respite’ for civilians in Syria, UN officials urge international support
Senior United Nations officials have called on the international community to set up funding for relief programmes supporting millions of people in Syria and the…
How AI beats spreadsheets in modelling future volumes for city waste management
All over the world, large cities are running out of space for municipal solid waste. Existing landfill sites are rapidly filling up and no-one wants…
Vintage French rugby pros tackle refugee integration in the vineyards
An association run by former rugby professionals in the French wine-making region of Bordeaux is supporting the integration of refugees, through career training, work opportunities…
Turning Wood Into Plastic
Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking hundreds of years to degrade in nature. Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking…
Oil and natural gas production emit more methane than previously thought
Research finds EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas production. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from oil and gas production…
Brussels presents plan to boost organic farming
A new plan to boost the production and consumption of organic products, presented Thursday by the EU Commission, aims to reach 25 per cent of…
UN staff must be protected, as they undertake life-saving work, Guterres says on International Day
The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN staff and associated personnel, to ensure all those who…
Research for waste recycling and sustainable material cycles
For the research of new waste utilization possibilities and the development of effective and sustainable material cycles, the research and innovation site metabolon in Germany…
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