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How Citizen Enforcement Strengthens Thrivability: A Path to Real Environmental Accountability

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What Is Citizen Enforcement in Sustainability and, better yet, thrivability? Citizen enforcement for environmental sustainability refers to the actions taken by individuals and communities to hold polluters and policymakers accountable. Unlike formal government oversight, it relies on public environmental monitoring and civic responsibility. Therefore, citizen enforcement for environmental sustainability involves people organising to ensure that […]

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Environment, Government, Society

Thrivability and the Precautionary Principle

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With the rapid advancements in technology and innovations, the pace of change in the modern world has accelerated. This has led to an increase in challenges related to sustainability, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and social inequity. As a result, there is a pressing need to adhere to the principles of Thrivability. This focuses on avoiding

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Environment, Government, Sustainability
thrivable lifestyle

Sustainable Lifestyle vs. Thrivable Living: Everyday Choices

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Introduction: From Sustainability to Thrivability Adopting a sustainable lifestyle involves making everyday choices that reduce our environmental impact while maintaining or even improving our quality of life. Researchers and United Nations reports highlight several core areas of action – from daily eco-friendly habits and waste reduction to cutting carbon emissions and practising mindful consumption –

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Education, Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
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Protecting our Well-Being from the Digital Deception of Screenwashing

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INTRODUCTION: SCREENWASHING AND DIGITAL WELLNESS It certainly isn’t a stretch to say that social media platforms, namely TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, are almost solely responsible for a concerningly large array of ethical issues (Bhargava et al., 2021). Social media usage has been consistently linked to declining mental health, a collective decrease in attention span and

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Education, Innovation, Society, Technology
Social Governance

Global Partnership Group BRICS and its Implications

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In recent years, more than 30 new countries have shown interest in joining the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) bloc to create BRICS+. This allows these nations to act in their respective economic and geopolitical interests. The global partnership group also has the purported capacity to assist and advocate for the Global South

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Government, Human Rights, Society, Sustainability

Assessing the Contribution of Biochar as a Renewable Energy Resource in the Fight Against Climate Change

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Biochar is a carbon-rich substance that does not degrade in the soil even when left there for millennia. It can also be used as a renewable energy resource. Biochar’s high stability and potential use in carbon sequestration inspired the combustion-based sequestration of carbon-based materials. Because of its capacity to trap carbon with little effort, it

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Environment, Sustainability

Habitual Conservation of Natural Resources

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All life is dependent on natural resources. Clean water, breathable air, stable soil, and food production are just some of the many ecosystem services provided by nature that are essential to the survival of life on Earth. The conservation of these natural resources must become ingrained into everyday thinking to preserve the planet for future

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Environment, Science, Sustainability
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