Consumption of single-use plastics such as surgical masks and disposable cups has shot up since the advent of Covid-19

Vietnam’s unsung recycling heroines have livelihoods ruined by Covid-19

Media coverage / The use of plastics like surgical masks and disposable cups has shot up since the advent of Covid-19, which means more burden for informal waste pickers.

14 October 2020 / About Sanitation

The Ocean and Biodiversity

Feature / Our Strategy for the Ocean and Biodiversity focuses on bridging science and policy within sources of marine pollution, coastal resilience and biodiversity loss.

28 September 2020 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Ecosystems, Finance, Land use, Public policy and Water resources

BONUS RETURN Final Conference

Past event / Welcome to the BONUS RETURN project's final conference where results, conclusions and recommendations will be presented.

08 September 2020 / About Food and agriculture, Innovation, Public policy and Water resources

Sanitation from a One Health perspective

Past event / Online seminar exploring a One Health approach to sustainable sanitation

21 August 2020 / About Sanitation

Cities can lead the way to circularity – what do they need?

Feature / Cities can jump-start the transition to a circular economy. The Urban Circularity Assessment Framework project addresses three gaps to facilitate this.

16 July 2020 / About Planning and modelling and Public policy

Policies, not finance, are the obstacle to decarbonizing industry

Feature / The absence of clear policies on biofuels and waste are more of a barrier to the industry transition than a lack of actual capital, reveals an upcoming report.

6 July 2020 / About Climate policy, Finance and Innovation

The environmental policy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina goes virtual

Feature / Developing a COVID-19 strategy for the environmental policy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

29 May 2020 / About Cities, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Land use, Participation, Pollution, Renewables, Transport and Wellbeing

The Baltic – Sea of Opportunity (film)

Feature / This film highlights circular solutions for recovering and reusing nutrients in wastewater and agriculture.

31 January 2020 / About Cities, Food and agriculture and Innovation

Why gender matters in tackling marine plastic litter – a Q&A with May Thazin Aung and Babette Resurrección

Perspective / Interview with the lead authors of the UN Environment report, Marine Plastic Litter in East Asian Seas: Gender, Human Rights and Economic Dimensions

11 November 2019 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Participation, Pollution, Sanitation, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing