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Urbanization is a major driver of land-use change, with significant implications for sustainable development in rapidly growing cities. In this study, we assess the spatiotemporal patterns of urban expansion in Lucknow, India, from 1991 to 2021, using geospatial techniques and Landsat satellite imagery. The key objective is to analyze urban growth...

Approximately one billion tonnes of municipal organic waste are generated globally every year, although only a small fraction of this is currently recycled, with the remaining factions being either burnt or dumped in landfill sites. Composting is one of a number of different ways in which organic wastes can be converted into valuable products such...

On December 23, 2024, Yokohama city, Da Nang city, and IGES co-organized the Final WS of JICA Partnership Project for Promoting Source Separation and Recycling (the 3Rs) in Da Nang City: Collaboration building on Yokohama’s Experience on Municipal Solid Waste Management (D-3RYM). The WS was -To review and confirm the key outcomes and achievements...

This Student Activity Book is designed to complement the Teacher Resource Book by offering a hands-on, interactive learning experience for students. It empowers young learners to explore both upstream plastic use reduction and downstream waste management, helping them understand the full impact of plastic on the environment. Through puzzles...

This educational book serves as a comprehensive resource for teachers, designed to empower the next generation of Sri Lankans to become responsible citizens and champions of environmental sustainability. It addresses the entire lifecycle of plastic, with a dual focus on upstream reduction of plastic use—encouraging mindful consumption and...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies organized "the SDGs Global Human Resource Program that Connects Learning and Society through Environmental Issues" in FY2024 under UNESCO Activity Grant by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Total of seventeen university and graduyate school students...

Open waste burning (OWB) is a prevalent waste management practice in many parts of Asia, contributing significantly to air pollution and undermining efforts towards climate mitigation. This paper examines the nexus of waste management, pollution control, and health while providing policy recommendations to address policy gaps and implementation...

The Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES) is a guiding concept for environmental policies to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in urban and rural communities with maximum utilisation of local strengths and resources. To promote the Regional-CES concept as a useful guiding principle, a scoping...

Rampant urban sprawl has affected the structure and function of existing urban green and blue spaces, exposing developing cities to unexpected disaster events. Drawing on a mixture of secondary information supported by GIS and field-based studies, we assessed the impact of growing impervious surfaces on the dynamic zones of urban wetlands in Nagpur...

Urbanisation in Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital, has significantly impacted land use and land cover (LULC) over the past four decades. This study addresses the pressing issue of how rapid urban expansion affects green spaces and environmental balance. Utilizing satellite imagery and a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm, LULC maps for 1993, 2003...