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Gland, Switzerland, 24 February 2021 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – By planning solar and wind renewable energy projects in areas with a lower conservation priority, project developers can avoid the most severe potential negative impacts on biodiversity, according to…
Our world and our ocean are awash in plastic waste. Reducing plastic consumption, increasing recycling and reuse of plastic products into a circular economy – including promoting the economic value of plastics, and support for research and innovation to develop new products to replace…
CEESP News: by Dr. Anthony Charles *
Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods is a new and freely-available book exploring how local communities, around the world, are tackling some of the biggest global challenges: the climate, the environment, and how to reach local conservation goals…
By Kristen Walker Painemilla, Chair of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy & Senior Vice President of Conservation International's ' Center for Communities and Conservation'
Transformation, an equitable recovery with social justice, and climate change are…
Today marks the launch of the fifth Circular Economy video of the MARPLASTICCs series, and the second from South East Asia. The video showcases the work of Evergreen Labs through the ReForm Cham Island Landfill Project. Working towards transitioning waste management on Cham Island (and Hoi An)…
Following last week’s introduction of the three Circular Economy videos from Eastern and Southern Africa, this week focuses on South East Asia with new videos showcasing the work done by small-scale Circular Economy initiatives there. Today’s video presents a project by the Jan & Oscar…
During this week’s United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA5), there is a focus on marine plastic pollution which continues the discussions that began at UNEA 1 in 2014. In order to mitigate plastic pollution, countries need to be able to identify where and how the plastic pollution…
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…
In most places around the world, people are an integral, sometimes dominant, part of the environment. This has two implications. First, a key requirement for sustainability success lies in finding ways to meet the dual goals of conserving nature and providing for the well-being and quality of…