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Sugar-cane harvest in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bio-Lutions produces disposable tableware from the plant residues.

Private-sector company

Sustainable, biodegradable and chemical-free

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by D+C / E+Z
Smoke caused by Australian wildfire in late December.

Global environment

Less food, more dengue infections

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by Roli Mahajan
Young slum dweller in the Manila agglomeration.

Technology

No level playing field

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by Hans Dembowski
Climate engineering aims to simulate the natural cooling effect of sulphate from volcanic eruptions on the atmosphere. Cotopaxi volcano, Ecuador.

Climate engineering

Buying time

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by Floreana Miesen
Shadow of small airplane flying over South Sudan.

Rural regions

No alternative

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by Parach Mach
Food security is particularly at risk in East Africa’s mountainous regions – women in Kenya’s Machakos region are affected.

Land degradation

Highland challenges

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by Floreana Miesen
Protest march against xenophobia in Johannesburg, South Africa in March 2017.

South Africa

Foreign workers built prosperity

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by Dagmar Wolf
Station platform in Marrakech in Morocco.

Sustainable mobility

Fundamental transformation required

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by Floreana Miesen
Traffic chaos in Thailand’s capital.

Vehicle density

Overburdened infrastructure

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by Nicholas Hollmann
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