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SDG6, SDG9, SDG14 & SDG15: August 2023 Webinar Highlights, with Tom Dawkins, Mylène Turban, and Dr Fabio Cortesi

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The THRIVE project expresses its heartfelt appreciation to Tom Dawkins, Mylène Turban, and Dr Fabio Cortesi for their insightful presentations at the August Thrivability Matters Webinar. The focus of this webinar centred around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDG14: Life Below Water, and SDG15: […]

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Investing in water infrastructue: the benefits

Investing In Water Infrastructure: the benefits

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Investing in water infrastructure has a multitude of benefits. It is critical for promoting public health, progressing economically and conserving the environment. Investments made in the water sector curb the spread of illnesses and save millions of lives. Water pollution due to unsafe waste management puts aqua ecosystems and the environment under threat. “Water is

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Environment, Innovation, Science
Biotechnological innovations can create a thrivable future

Biotechnological Innovations: Paving The Way

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Biotechnology, as its name suggests, is biology-based technology. It makes use of cellular and biomolecular processes to create goods and techniques. That’s used to improve business operations, our quality of life, and the existence of a healthy environment. The employment of these biological processes by mankind is by no means new (National Academy of Sciences).

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Environment, Innovation, Science
Whaling laws need to be tightened to stop commercial whaling

Whaling Laws: Is Commercial Whaling Sustainable?

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The History of Whaling and whaling laws An estimated 2.9 million whales were killed during the twentieth century, obliterating global whale populations (EIA, 2018). Japan is one of the largest contributors to this. They have fiercely protected their right to whaling, despite global outcry (Catalinac and Chan, 2005). The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been

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Environment, Government, Strategy, Sustainability
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Overview of the Seafood Stewardship Index

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Recently we completed a research paper that takes a look at seafood companies. It looks at the way they operate in relation to their impact on sustainability. It’s called “Seafood Stewardship Index: Evaluating the Strategies and Sustainability Performance of Keystone Actors in the Seafood Industry.” The findings were quite informative. Seafood Stewardship Index: The Context

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Environment, Science, Sustainability, THRIVE News
Membrane technologies are a vital part of life on Earth.

Membrane Technologies For Sustainable Water Management

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The idea of a green, sustainable future has sparked interest in developing membrane technologies globally, conserving energy and achieving non-discharge and waste minimisation (Le et al., 2016). To mobilise this vision, membrane technology advancements and their numerous applications are crucial. Concurrently, the invention of membranes dates back to the 18th century. Since then, there have

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Environment, Science, Sustainability, Technology
microbiological safety and water security are interrelated intricately.

Microbiological Safety And Water Security

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Microbiological safety is incredibly important to ensure that diseases and harmful organisms are contained in a secure way. Basically, water is a chemical substance made up of two hydrogen and one oxygen atoms, existing in solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (water vapour) forms. However, biologically, it is one of the most important constituents of living

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Environment, Innovation, Science
Sentient sea creatures are recognised in several countries. The implications for fishing practices, animal welfare and sustainability are enormous.

Sentient Sea Creatures: Recognising Consciousness

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Humans have traditionally held the firm belief that we are the ‘sentient beings’ and we are highly superior to other species on planet Earth. We put this down to ideas about consciousness, feeling, thinking and reasoning. However, in recent decades, scientists and animal rights activists have given more weight to sentience in animals. Many legal

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Environment, Science, Society, Sustainability
Stopping overfishing by 2030 has become a global priority

Stopping Overfishing in the High Seas: 30% by 2030

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What are the High Seas? The high seas are an important part of earth’s network of ecosystems as they are home to many marine and pelagic species. Conserving these resources and stopping overfishing in the high seas is therefore very important. The high seas cover 2/3 of the ocean, so the area is home to

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Environment, Government, Sustainability
In 2019, environmental pollution was responsible for an estimated 9 million annual global premature deaths. The consequences of human activity are wide-ranging and far-reaching.

Environmental Pollution: are we on course to stop it?

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Environmental Pollution is Still a Problem The earth is undergoing a lot of changes primarily due to human activity. Global development continues to negatively impact the environment at many scales (Rhind, 2009). The consequences of human activity are wide-ranging and far-reaching, including deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution, land degradation, global warming and climate change,

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Environment, Health, Science, Sustainability
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