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UPM Raflatac closes circular economy loop
Brand owners are often looking for innovative technologies to help them meet their sustainability commitments, such as landfill reduction targets and increased use of recycled…
Social media-based trafficking on the rise during coronavirus pandemic
A UN rights committee has called on social media platforms to use big data and artificial intelligence to help eliminate trafficking in women and girls,…
EU sets human rights controls on ’dual use’ exports
The EU institutions agreed Monday new criteria for exporting ’dual use’ products and technologies, including cyber-surveillance tools, that can be repurposed in ways which violate…
Can ‘Open Science’ speed up the search for a COVID-19 vaccine? 5 things you need to know
The UN is calling for authoritative scientific information and research to be made freely available, to accelerate research into an effective vaccine against the COVID-19…
COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies
Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow…
Guterres congratulates Biden and Harris, hails UN-US partnership as ‘essential pillar’
Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory…
New roads to be built from fertilizer waste
For the first time since 1989, fertilizer manufacturers can sell their radioactive waste to governments for road projects. In mid-October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Plastics and rising CO2 levels could pose combined threat to marine environment
The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans, according to new research….
UN food agencies warn of rising levels of acute hunger with potential risk of famine in four hotspots : Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen cause for concern but acute hunger on the rise across the globe
The world has been put on a heightened famine alert with a new report by two United Nations agencies that contains a stark warning; four…
Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics
Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but preventable diseases – amid disruptions to vital immunization programmes…
New Jersey Governor Signs Strongest Ban on Single-Use Plastics in Nation, Promotes Reusable Bags
In a win for wildlife and waterways, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the strongest single-use plastics ban in the nation into law today. Going…
JAL to use biofuels made from household garbage starting FY 2022
Japan Airlines Co. will use biofuels made from household garbage starting as early as fiscal 2022 as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,…
Why consumers think pretty food is healthier
A researcher from University of Southern California published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores whether attractive food might seem healthier to…
UK must tackle its ‘e-waste mountain’, says new report
Short lived electronic devices and electrical appliances, which are contributing to a growing e-waste problem, are a bigger problem in the UK compared to other…
North London waste authority launches virtual clothes exchanges with love not landfill
North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is combating textile waste with its new campaign that will allow residents to swap unwanted clothes in a Covid-friendly manner….
Antarctic Commission Rejects Proposed Marine Sanctuaries
Delegates attending an international meeting meant to protect Antarctic ocean life dashed conservationists’ hopes for new marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean. The Commission…
Protect Palestine olive harvest from settler violence, Israel urged
UN agencies, together with other international NGOs, are calling on Israel to better protect Palestinian farmers from violence by Israeli settlers, as they bring in…
Coffee grounds waste emerging as powerful heating fuel, fertilizer
Nonprofit enterprise InCommOn – Innovative Communities Onwards recently expanded its activities in Greece. Profitability in the said segment is still a long way away in…
The dangers of collecting drinking water
Collecting drinking water in low and middle income countries can cause serious injury, particularly for women, according to new research from the University of East…
UN brings Cyprus leaders together, mulling future talks on divided island
The leaders of the divided island of Cyprus have met in the capital Nicosia, in an encounter convened by the United Nations, the Secretary-General’s Good…
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