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Sustainable business and sustainable environment

Pakistan

08/07/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar

Some poor people depend on garbage scavenging in Islamabad

In Pakistan, informal waste pickers manage about 50 % of municipal waste

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Recycling

07/07/2022 – by Thomas Ahlmann

Used clothing collection in Germany

The quantity collected by clothing drives has risen significantly since the mid-1990s as consumption habits have changed

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Secondhand clothes

06/07/2022 – by Thomas Ahlmann

Trade in secondhand clothes: the benefits outweigh the costs

The export of secondhand clothing has been criticised, but it has advantages, particularly for low-income people

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Sahel region

28/06/2022 – by Paolo Cernuschi

Innocent suffering in the Sahel region

Climate change is making food insecurity worse in Niger

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Environmental protection

27/06/2022 – by Pamela Cruz

Cleaning up Mexico’s water bodies

A NGO hopes to raise awareness for pollution with clean-ups of plastic waste from coastal areas and water bodies across Mexico

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Global governance

24/06/2022 – by Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Hans Dembowski

“Democratic states do not wage war on one another”

In global arena, irrational aspirations are pitted against reasoned deliberation

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Development project

21/06/2022 – by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

Project develops East African rural community with shea butt

A sustainable rural city creates employment opportunities for rural dwellers in Uganda

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Extreme weather

19/06/2022 – by Katie Cashman

USA increasingly hit by weather-related disasters

North America’s wildfires, heatwaves, storms and floods are becoming more frequent, more dangerous and more costly

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Africa

17/06/2022 – by Irit Ittner

Informal farming in the city

In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, many farms face an uncertain future

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Relevant reading

12/06/2022 – by Mahwish Gul

Climate hazards are increasing fast

UNEP demands fast climate action to prevent even more extreme weather

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Disaster preparedness

10/06/2022 – by Md Bodrud-Doza

Boosting disaster preparedness in the Ganges Delta

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