The global demand for plastic is expected to double in the next 20 years. The increasing demand for Single-Use Plastic Products (SUPPs) has become one of the main environmental problems in many developing countries, including Sri Lanka, through direct and indirect means, in the way of excessive consumption and the pollution of the environment...
This brief summarises the proceedings and outcomes of the webinar on open waste burning held on 22nd April 2022, co-organized by three parties– the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies-IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (IGES-CCET), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), and the United Nations Industrial...
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公益財団法人地球環境戦略研究機関（IGES）は、ハインリヒ・ベル財団、一般社団法人ゼロ・ウェイスト・ジャパンとのパートナーシップのもと、『プラスチック・アトラス 合成ポリマーの世界―事実と統計 アジア[日本語特別版]』を発刊しました。
2019年11月、ハインリヒ・ベル財団およびBreak Free From Plasticは、深刻なプラスチック汚染問題の背景にあるビジネスモデルや社会的仕組みなどを分析・考察し、簡潔かつ具体的な記述およびインフォグラフィックを用いて問題の本質をわかりやすく示した『PLASTIC ATLAS』を出版しました。2021 年には、プラスチック生産・使用・廃棄に関して大きな役割をもつアジアに焦点を当て、地域特有の事情や課題に加えて、新型コロナウイルス（COVI...
This chapter is newly added to the Plastic Atlas Japan Special Edition プラスチック・アトラス アジア［日本語特別版］. From the “economic miracle” period up to the present, Japan has built an excellent system for efficiently collecting and recycling recyclable waste. Yet, recycling does not constitute a definitive solution. Rather, it is important to lower the amount of...
The booklet “Ecology Note” is designed to provide opportunities to deepen students’ understanding on sustainable waste and resource management topics including waste prevention, recycling, composting, and the 5Rs in general, through employing activities such as exploration, discussion and presentation. The Teacher’s Guide accompanying the booklet...
2022年3月30日に発表されたEUによる持続可能な製品に関する新たな政策文書“Communication on making sustainable products the norm”の要点をまとめました（仮抄訳）。
環境省「令和3年度国際的な循環経済・資源効率性の推進に関する調査検討業務」報告書
環境省「令和３年度アジア太平洋地域における環境教育ファシリテーションガイドブック活用事例調査業務」に関する業務報告書
Between the 1990s and early 2000s, large-scale illegal dumping and improper treatment of medical waste was a common occurrence in Japan, and became a serious social issue owing to the potential human health risk and environmental damage resulting from the waste itself, which could be infectious or contained sharps or chemical and toxic substances...
On December 15th, 2009, the People’s Council of Hoi An City approved a Resolution on “Building Hoi An as an Eco-City”, with three specific criteria aiming to ensure balanced and sustainable development, not only promoting economic and social development, but also focusing on environmental protection. During the process of building the eco-city, Hoi...
