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“Healthy wetlands provide clean water and fish for our livelihood while also building our resilience towards floods, cyclones, and droughts”: India - Success Story
(2022)Since 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in-collaboration with Partners for Resilience (PfR) have developed and implemented scalable Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) models, working ... -
How Eco-innovation Transformed a Vietnamese Tea Trader - Eco-Innovation success story from Vietnam
(2017)Vietnamese company Hiep Thanh used to produce and trade dried tea for Middle Eastern markets. But as it faced increasingly difficult challenges – regulatory, technical and economic – it became clear that business as usual ... -
How Trainings by Green to Grow are Changing Lives in Rural Nandi - Switch Africa Green
(2020)How trainings by Green to Grow are changing lives in rural Nandi -
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Liberia, 2020: A Summary Report
(National Ozone Unit, Liberia, 2020)In observation of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
International Ozone Day - [Kingdom of Tonga]
(2017-10-05)Country activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2017 -
International Ozone Day - Fiji, 16 September 2017
(2017-11-03)Country activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2017 -
International Ozone Day and World Clean-up Day: Port Vila, Vanuatu
(Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation, Vanuatu, 2020)In observance of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
It is Unusual that we are Processing Offseason: MSME Reveals how they are Adding Value to Mangoes Despite the COVID-19 Crisis
(2020)The COVID 19 crisis is causing dramatic consequences for businesses all around -
Japan Mercury Project Supported Mercury Management Practitioners Online
(2022-10)Web story #1. ‘Project for Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan’s Knowledge and Experiences’ has faced the most serious challenge on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has restricted the ... -
Key International Associations and UN Team Up to Provide More Opportunities for Women in the Cooling Sector - Paris, 11 April 2022
(11/04/2022)To help accelerate this process, a new initiative called the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) has been launched to advance the engagement of women, promote career opportunities, and increase their overall ... -
Kiribati World Ozone Day Celebration 2020
(2020)In observance of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
Launch of the Earth Science Cafes - 50th Anniversary of Earth Day 22nd April 2020
(2020)The Network of Africa Women Environmentalists (NAWE) is launching a new initiative called the Earth Science Cafes as an online conference event on the fiftieth (50th) Anniversary Earth Day, April 22nd 2020. Each café event ... -
Mayors Gather in Paris for the First Ever International Forum to End Plastic Pollution in Cities - Event Summary
(2023-05)As worldwide plastic pollution continues to rise, mayors from every continent, scientists, NGOs, Intergovernmental Organisations and philanthropies gathered in Paris to exchange solutions to reduce the impact of plastics ... -
Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution - Press Release
(2021)Saint Louis, Missouri, April 17, 2021 – The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative pilot projects made a stop in St. Louis, today, the second of three cities along the river. The initiative operates under the ... -
Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution Along Mississippi River: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Site of first Cleanup
(2021)Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 10, 2021 – The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative pilot projects launched today in Baton Rouge, the first of three cities along the river. The initiative operates under the leadership ... -
Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution Along Mississippi River: St. Paul Joins Host of Cities Along Mississippi in Effort - Press Release
(2021)Saint Paul, Minnesota, April 24, 2021 – The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative pilot projects made a stop in St. Paul, today, the third of three cities along the river. The initiative operates under the leadership ... -
Mining Machinery Goes Green – Funvesa of Peru: Eco-Innovation Success Story from Peru
(2017)A successful producer of iron castings for Peru’s mining and cement sectors, Funvesa is a company with growing ambitions. Before eco-innovation, the business was already using iron scrap to produce its goods. But Funvesa ... -
The Montreal Protocol and the Sustainable Development Goals - OzonAction Scoop No. 5 October 2019
(2019)At first sight, it may seem odd to link the Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987, with the SDGs that were only agreed in 20153. In fact, the additional benefits of the Montreal Protocol and its link to development have been ...
