A project initiated “by youth for youth” to sustainably develop a community through youth employment and delivering skills, information and education to the youth. Youth in Sustainable Development Project Workcamp2010, Rivan, Nepal “Youth in Sustainable Development” is a joint project of USSHA Foundation and IDEM – Identity through Initiative. Our aim is to enable sustainable development focusing on rural [...]
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Members of our student community in Kenya, SfGS-UoN, participated in the recent 18th EAEN Conference hosted in Nairobi, Kenya this May, engaging with leaders in the field of environment and sustainability for Eastern Africa.
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Author: Atish Bajpai MSc (Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure); Kungl Tekniska Hagskolan, Stockholm, Sweden The environment is in trouble and the United Nations is implementing plans in many areas to make the environment sustainable. Millennium goal 7 sets out the following 3 targets in the area of environmental sustainability about energy/forests/biodiversity, water & sanitation, and slums. Target 9: [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Two short essays by Laurent Demarta Cars as an Example of An Ill-Set Problem I believe most environmental issues are not put into proper perspective. To give an example of what I mean, let me deal with an issue so overwhelmingly discussed that it seems everything has been said about it already: the car. Environmentalists talk too [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 17, 2005
by Timo Marquez Arreaza, Maracaibo, Venezuela Waste accumulation is one of the biggest environmental concerns in Latin America and is a key contributor to the urban environmental crisis that many Latin American cities face. [1] Despite several programs and studies about the problem and potential solutions such as recycling [2], the concern remains. In response, citizens [...]
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