Made from organic materials and designed to return harmlessly to the earth, could this be the end of landfill-bound footwear? The post Step forward the ‘fully biodegradable’ shoe that leaves no footprint appeared first on Positive News.| Positive News
Ready to get involved in the climate movement? Musician Adam Met and Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson share practical, inspiring ways to take action on the popular Sing for Science podcast.| State of the Planet
Global citizenship is frequently expressed as a key aim of schools but remains an implicit part of curricula and is often not part of structured learning frameworks with measurable and cumulative development. The post Where is Global Citizenship in the curriculum? appeared first on Global Campaign for Peace Education.| Global Campaign for Peace Education
The Next G Alliance, North America’s premier initiative for advancing 6G technologies, has undergone a significant evolution by transitioning its Green G Working Group into the new Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG). This expands the Working Group’s focus from primarily environmental concerns to a comprehensive framework that integrates environmental, societal, and economic sustainability. By embedding these three dimensions into 6G development, the Group aims to create wireless...| Next G Alliance
Explore how the Process Industries Net Zero Centre for Doctoral Training is developing critical skills for future Net Zero leadership.| from.ncl.ac.uk
This week, world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly and the 4th High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health. Movendi International is there - raising ambition for alcohol policy, exposing industry interference, and advocating for people-centered solutions that promote health, rights, and sustainable development. The post Movendi at UNGA80: Driving Global Momentum on Alcohol Policy appeared first on Movendi International.| Movendi International
Over the past decade, Movendi International has contributed to moving alcohol taxation from the margins to the center of global health and development policy agendas. Kristina charts how Movendi helped drive this shift - from early setbacks in Addis Ababa to concrete country reforms and bold WHO commitments such as the new 3×35 Initiative. This is the story of persistence, justice, and how civil society can make a neglected but powerful solution a global priority. Kristina also shared her th...| Movendi International
WHO’s new "Saving Lives, Spending Less" report shows that scaling up cost-effective NCD “Best Buys” could save 12 million lives, prevent 28 million heart attacks and strokes, and generate over US$1 trillion in economic benefits by 2030. Alcohol policy stands out, with taxation, advertising bans, and common sense limits on availability delivering the second-highest return on investment among all interventions — nine dollars for every dollar invested. As such, the new WHO investment cas...| Movendi International
The final UN Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health fails to deliver a meaningful response to alcohol harm, despite some modest gains. Movendi International’s in-depth analysis reveals how alcohol industry interference attacked the most meaningful elements of the draft text, resulting in six major missed opportunities in the final declaration - from deleted targets and omitted SAFER measures to vague language and a lack of accountability. This politically compromised outcome underm...| Movendi International
The final UN Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health includes all three alcohol policy Best Buys, highlights alcohol taxation, and acknowledges the commercial determinants of health and conflicts of interest. But it fails to deliver a fast-tracked alcohol policy response commensurate with the scale of alcohol harm. The declaration omits concrete targets, screening and brief interventions, the SAFER alcohol policy blueprint, and explicit recognition of alcohol industry interference. Mo...| Movendi International
The Colombian government has unveiled a landmark tax reform that raises alcohol taxes as part of efforts to fund the 2026 budget and improve public health. The reform comes amid urgent health concerns: alcohol causes nearly 10,000 deaths annually in Colombia, is the top risk factor for death among 15- to 49-year-olds, and contributes to violence, self-harm, and traffic crashes. Civil society and community voices say this reform marks a turning point, ensuring the alcohol industry pays its fai...| Movendi International
This is an excerpt of an article that the UN staff magazine published from me earlier this year. In it I talk about a new context for future efforts at international cooperation. If interested, con…| Prof Jem Bendell
What is a 4th Generation University? Find out from Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Place at Newcastle University.| from.ncl.ac.uk
We put business to work in the poorest locations, using market-based agriculture and WASH solutions to improve incomes and livelihoods for millions of people.| iDE
The latest draft of the UN Political Declaration (Revision 3) brings back two references to alcohol policy best buys—barely avoiding complete meaninglessness. Yet the draft still falls short of previous global commitments to accelerate action, ignores WHO guidance, sidesteps the scientific evidence, and fails to match the scale of the alcohol burden.| Movendi International
In urban planning, pedestrianisation is one of the most polarising interventions a city can attempt....| citiesforum.org
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Could a public nuisance lawsuit force action on Canada’s food waste crisis? Some legal scholars think it’s worth a try.| Policy Options
Three students traveled across the globe this summer to work on projects in global policy, climate vulnerability, and urban research and fieldwork.| State of the Planet
Four graduating students were selected for their outstanding academic achievements in sustainable development.| State of the Planet
The Ubud Food Festival concluded yesterday here in Bali, Indonesia. I spoke at an event on how to work better with nature to achieve greater food security. I was invited due to my co-founding of an…| Prof Jem Bendell
Columbia undergraduates spent three days learning about sustainable development on a local scale and immersing themselves in life on Cuttyhunk Island.| State of the Planet
Mentoring has the power to positively impact everyone involved, as evidenced by an initiative to mentor field technicians in Tanzania to provide inclusive veterinary extension to small-scale poultry producers.| GALVmed
Jem will give a talk at the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, addressing the need for new approaches in light of the creeping societal collapse. He invites co-organiser Dave Derby to share his insig…| Prof Jem Bendell
Continuing on our journey, we visited the shrine and former home of Bangladeshi cultural icons, continued our interviews, and boarded a boat to take us to the embanked islands known as polders.| State of the Planet
FutureCoal today launched the Southern Africa Chapter, with Seriti Resources Group Chief Executive Officer Mike Teke serving as its inaugural Chairman.| FutureCoal
This video essay by Ruth Buchanan and Olaoluwa Oni is a film about what the films and other visual materials on the SDGs suggest about the hierarchies that organize the modern international order.| TWAILR
The event featured films and speakers from around the world who spotlighted humanity’s essential relationship with water and how it continues to evolve in our changing climate.| State of the Planet
New undergrad programs and a change in leadership underscore the Climate School's multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to sustainability.| State of the Planet
With a rapidly growing population and demand for animal-derived protein, enabling the veterinary sector to address the diverse needs and challenges of small-scale producers is not only possible, but also critical to Africa’s sustainable development.| GALVmed
By: Heherson T. Alvarez former Senator who served as Environment and Climate Change Secretary World Ocean Day is observed on June 8 with the theme “Our Oceans, Our Future” geared inform, mobilize, unite the world’s population for the sustainable management of the world’s ocean, considered the lungs of our planet. The Ocean Conference […]| Global Education Magazine
If we conclude that current difficulties are aspects of an unfolding collapse of societies around the world, what might we want to see from officials in the United Nations system? That was a questi…| Prof Jem Bendell
Six hundred and seventy-four scholars from 53 countries, believe that “Only if policymakers begin to discuss this threat of societal collapse might communities and nations begin to prepare and so r…| Prof Jem Bendell
It’s crazy how fast things grow in the tropics! When we founded Bekandze Farm in early 2023 we thought we could make a small but meaningful contribution to local food security and environmental car…| Prof Jem Bendell
This primer explores the causes of methane emissions and how the world can limit the release of this potent greenhouse gas.| UNEP
Almost all software work used to happen in office buildings. Engineers commuted there, booted up their desktop computers, did their work, then turned them off and went home. There was no way to perform work anywhere else because the machinery needed stayed stowed away in company offices, inaccessible from outside. The rise of laptops, VPNs, … Continue reading Disconnecting From Work is a Skill We Need to Rebuild| More Than Coding
There are some terms in common use in the software industry that, while originally well-intentioned, have since become damaging rather than useful. “Sprint” Sprints were originally meant to create some focused time for engineers to give them space for concentration and deep work. They are only supposed to happen periodically, and in between less intense … Continue reading Three Terms in Software That We Should Consider Retiring| More Than Coding
Urban and rural areas represent two systems of interaction and symbiosis. Throughout history, the urban-rural... The post Urban- Rural Symbiosis: Trajectory of growth appeared first on citiesforum.org.| citiesforum.org
