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Poster outlining the concept of community-based forest biomass monitoring developed by IGES and its partners

In recent years, people from diverse backgrounds have realized that consumption patterns need to undergo a radical transformation to avoid a socio-ecological crisis. Academics have also synthesized an equally diverse literature to illuminate the multi-stage, multi-level process required to transition to more sustainable consumption patterns. At the...

This report discusses major policy measures implemented by the Japanese government to control BC emissions from both stationary and mobile sources, including: (1) the regulation of soot and dust from stationary facilities; (2) the stepwise development of vehicle emissions standards and fuel quality standards to address diesel emissions; and (3)...

A shift towards an economy that is green, resource efficient, more socially just and able to enhance the quality of life within the limits of ecosystems health in the quest for sustainability is needed. This will require the capacity to make conscious, pro-sustainability choices individually and collectively in daily life for transformative changes...