Posts Tagged ‘Science for Sustainability’

Alexander Gusev, Russian Federation: In 2050, researchers will focus on water, space and information

Milky Way in Infrared Light (1996)

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Meet a “Green Talent” from the Russian Federation.

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Sustainability Science: A Promising Child of the 21st Century

Earth Day 2008

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While scientists work hard to address global problems, could research for sustainability stand to be made more effective and efficient?

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Green Talents for a Green Planet: Will You Be the One to Make a Difference?

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In a world in which one billion people live below the poverty threshold,  science and cooperation are indispensable. Read more

Multilateral Science and Technology Cooperation for Sustainability: What Makes it Work?

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While this year South Africa was in the limelight during the World Cup, eight years ago the World Summit on Sustainable Development, also held in South Africa, brought even more nations together.

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World lags far behind on sustainable development goals

At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992), also known as UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), the United Nations declared its commitment to the vision of sustainable development. Over 170 signatory states committed to translate this vision into practice by adopting Agenda 21, a global action programme to achieve sustainable development worldwide. After Rio, promises were made in Kyoto, Johannesburg and New York. However, on the eve of the eighteenth anniversary of the Earth Summit, the world still lags behind on sustainable development goals.

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Learning from the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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Countless marine wildlife and species are dead or dying from the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Jobs have been lost, the industry is suffering, people are dead….but maybe we can learn something from this. Maybe this could be a good thing.  How? Read more to find out.

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Sick Water

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Water, the reason for our very existence, is also the source of death for millions of people each year. With contaminated water, inadequate water and untreated unsanitary wastes, providing clean water for millions around the world is proving to be a major challenge. Read more to find out about the recent UNEP report “Sick Water”. Read more

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