Events

On 15-16 December 2021, the Climate-neutral Society – Strategic Research Network (LCS-RNet) will organise its 12th annual meeting, inviting prominent researchers including Prof. Jim Skea, Co-chair of the IPCC WGIII, as well as Prof. Derk Loorbach...

Building back better from COVID-19 while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda (Goals 4, 5, 14, 15 and 17) The North-East Asia Multistakeholder Forum on Sustainable Development Goals is a part of the preparatory process for the 9th...

In recent years, many countries around the world have enjoyed the economic benefits of plastics while simultaneously facing serious environmental problems caused by their inappropriate disposal. In order to tackle concerns about plastics, these...

The EU and Japan have both recently made important progress in enacting key sustainable finance policies. The European Commission (EC) adopted a comprehensive package of measures in April 2021 to facilitate the flow of investments towards...

The Ministry of Environment (MoE), Sri Lanka developed the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management (NAPPWM) 2021-2030 with technical assistance from the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), and the...

Join us to learn from leading experts and practitioners about innovative approaches to measuring and managing marine plastic pollution. We will take a deep dive into tracking plastic pollution in cities and oceans, with real world applications and...

Technological development has changed and improved many aspects of our lives, including the way we conserve nature and its biodiversity. Meanwhile, nature itself is also the source of an increasing amount of technological innovation. In this...

Recent studies such as the 1.5-Degree Lifestyles report illustrate the scale of the sustainable living challenge: the need for reductions of over 80 per cent in GHGs by 2050 from today’s intensity of lifestyles. This research proposes that we need...

The uncontrolled burning of waste takes place worldwide, particularly in lower-and–middle income countries (LMICs) where waste management systems are often limited in effectiveness or altogether non-existent. The evidence about this issue's...