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Since the late 2000s, the global timber trade has undergone emerging legality requirements on imported timber products in major consumer countries. As a key country in supplying tropical hardwood, Myanmar's potential to participate in expanding regulated markets rests on its capacity to hold accountability for the legal origin of timber products...

The Launching Event of JICA 3R Project Phase 2 project was organized on August 2, 2022 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The Launching Event was participated by the stakeholders in Da Nang city. During the meeting, the future plan for waste segregation and recycling promotion in Da Nang was discussed. IGES team presented the progress of the 1st Phase and its...

This presentation was a quick overview of monitoring and scientific research on marine plastics and pollution. The whole information is based on “G20 Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter” 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The major findings from the quick review are as follows: 1) It seems that the current policy attentions is still more on...

Overcoming the Climate Crisis and Achieving the SDGs: After COVID-19 and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Global freshwater scarcity is projected to be affecting almost half of the world’s population by 2025. Desalination has become a reliable option to provide freshwater, especially with climate change and its direct impact on water resources. The desalination technology transforms some non-traditional water sources either by processing brackish water...

An introduction for protected and conserved area practitioners

How blind are we to things too big to see directly? Take the environment — why should people care? Our muddled perceptions can make it grueling to find the right balance between individual well-being and conservation of nature. Falling biodiversity — the variety in the life around us, from microbes on up — has severe repercussions for human well...

The 2nd Technical Working Group meeting to develop National Plastic Action Plan in Myanmar was organized on January 11, 2023 as an online event. During the TWG meeting, Hotta presented the current status of internatonal cooperation on plastic pollution in ASEAN countries as well as its implications to interanational negotiation to develop...