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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...

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...

In line with the key theme of the 2021 HLPF, this side event will highlight the role of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) under the Satoyama Initiative in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as its...

On 2 July 2021, the Kansai Research Center of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES-KRC) held a meeting to share information on environment (air and water quality) and business-related issues in India with member companies of the...

In order to address and respond to emerging environmental issues, it is important to encourage all stakeholders to take responsible and collaborative actions through education that includes awareness raising and capacity development. In the field...

On 16 June, IGES co-sponsored a webinar titled “Integrating Clean Air and Climate Actions in Cities: Lessons Learned on Co-Benefits in Asia”, and also released guidelines on co-benefits Integrating air pollution and climate change in a single set...