WasteWise.be Recording – Oct 2020 Circulate Capital commissioned a study carried out by GA Circular to understand challenges faced by the plastics recycling industry in South and Southeast Asia during this time and the interventions needed to sustain it. Based on more than 100 interviews (recyclers, processors, aggregators, junk shops and informal sector workers), this

Comics Uniting Nations have released a new aid for teaching and raising awareness of climate change. Santa Claus gives a deeply personal account of his struggle to recognize, understand and take action against the widespread global impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather events, and the rapid Arctic ice melting that is threatening the very

The NGO, Conservation International, has prepared a series of short videos (1 – 2 minutes each) which encapsulate many of the reasons why Nature and our environment are important to us. The series opens with a video narrated by actress, Julia Roberts, as “Mother Nature”. She points out that Nature has been around for 4.5

To honour World Students Day (October 15th), Earth Day Network India has launched an e-book, “Pathways to Green India, Innovative Ideas for Students.” Featuring 22 case studies from across the country, this ambitious learning tool aims to inspire youth of all ages and backgrounds to take a leadership role in solving pressing environmental challenges, while

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has launched a new, searchable, SDG Knowledge Hub to provide information and articles on national and internal efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Hub consolidates IISD’s nine Policy & Practice knowledge bases, and the tens of thousands of articles

The EPA Sustainability In Action Video Series is a page of links to short videos focusing upon US sustainability case studies. The videos can all be found on the EPA’s  You Tube page. The You Tube Channel is inspiring but a casual visit may result in many distractions ans it has many topics and directions

Sometimes it make sense to go back to basics and revisit issues and concepts from a base level. The Learn about Greener Living page is simple in design and layout and is a useful memory jog. It has an American target audience in mind but many of the principles apply in any context. Worth a

The UNEPLive data searchable website was launched in January 2014. As yet, it is still to be fully populated although it is already searchable, and country data is available. According to UNEP, UNEPLive aims to support the growing demand for substantiated, contextualised knowledge about the environment, and to this end, UNEP has developed rich sets

UNEP Green Economy Initiative UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) has developed a working definition of a green economy as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one which is low carbon, resource