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This pamphlet introduces the latest activities of Kitakyushu Urban Centre.

北九州アーバンセンターの活動を紹介する2026年発行のパンフレットです。

The National Awareness and Training Workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), held in Maseru, Lesotho on 17 June 2026, brought together government agencies, municipalities, producers, academia, civil society, development partners, and informal-sector representatives to explore pathways for developing an inclusive and nationally...

The Capacity Building and Technical Training Programme on Waste Characterisation Survey Methodology, held in Lesotho on 15–16 June 2026, aimed to strengthen national capacity for evidence-based waste governance and planning. Organized by UNEP-IETC, IGES-CCET, UNDP, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and the National University of Lesotho...

海洋プラスチック汚染の中でも漁業活動（漁業および養殖業を含む）に由来するものは放棄・遺棄・投棄された漁具（Abandoned, Lost, or Discarded Fishing Gear: ALDFG、またはゴーストギア）と呼ばれる。海洋に流出して日本の近海および沿岸域を汚染しているALDFGは、日本国内から発生したものに加え、多くは近隣諸国を含む他国から漂着したものである。このことから、ALDFG対策は日本のみでなくアジア諸国全体で取り組むことが重要であると考えられる。 そこで、本稿では、東アジア地域の中でも特に韓国と台湾を対象として実施した現地調査の結果をとりまとめ、日本との比較を通じて今後の日本の対策強化に向けた提言を抽出した。その結果、韓国および台湾においては...

Bhutan faces mounting pressure on its municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems. Its capital city, Thimphu, generates approximately 50 tonnes of MSW per day, of which roughly 30 tonnes per day is organic (wet) waste that is currently deposited at the Memelakha landfill — an ageing open-dumpsite already well beyond its intended lifespan. At the...

Microplastic pollution in tropical urban rivers has become an increasing environmental concern due to rapid urbanization, inadequate waste management, and hydrological transport processes. This study investigated the occurrence, characteristics, and spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics in the Can Tho River, Vietnam, along an urban– peri...

第12章　‌EUにおけるサーキュラーエコノミーの淵源と展開 　Ⅰ　は じ め に 　Ⅱ　‌サーキュラーエコノミーの基盤としての資源効率性・デカップリング 　Ⅲ　サーキュラーエコノミー行動計画 　Ⅳ　‌EUサーキュラーエコノミー政策20年の展開と今後の展望

Tourism is a key driver of economic growth in Thailand, but it also generates significant environmental and socio-economic pressures, particularly in coastal destinations such as Krabi. Increasing plastic pollution, resource stress, and socio-economic inequalities highlight the limitations of conventional tourism models and the need for more...

This study provides an indicative comparative assessment of the factors underlying these challenges by examining policy content, regulatory enforcement, and institutional capacity related to OWB across ten selected Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand. The researchers employed a...