The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Joe Hooper to lead the Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development in Singapore.
One truckload of perfectly wearable textiles is dumped in landfills or incinerated every second. Why? And what is being done to challenge the fashion trade’s wasteful business model?
High-voltage power lines are emerging as one of the main killers of birds in Nepal, affecting common species such as crows all the way to critically endangered vultures.
Rising temperatures, increased rain and less snowfall are changing the nature of snow in the Himalayas. One consequence is more frequent, more dangerous avalanches, researchers say.
Signalling alignment with the United Nation’s global goals ‘is not a bad thing’, but businesses need to put more rigour into integrating sustainability into decision-making and avoid ‘SDG-washing’, says Michaux.
Subsidies that harm nature and the environment cost the world an estimated US$1.8tn each year – the equivalent of the entire GDP of Canada.
UN plastics treaty negotiations resume in Paris to protect the environment from worsening impacts of waste worldwide.
As Jammu and Kashmir authorities prepare to mine lithium in Reasi, locals fear negative environmental and social impacts, given the history of large infrastructure projects in the hilly district.
Coffee growers in Indonesia face many challenges in meeting the maximum residue limits for pesticides in coffee. Adopting best agricultural practices and using reductants can help ensure long-term sustainability of coffee production.