“Leaving no one behind”. What does that mean? In fact, it means what it says. It means leaving no one behind. In other words, we bring everyone forward. But what are we not leaving people behind in? Furthermore, who are the people “left behind”? Humanity has been treading a self-destructive path for quite some time. […]
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Environment, Health, Human Rights, Society
THRIVE’s November’s 2023 Webinar highlights focusing on SDGs 1, 2, 7, & 11 and featuring R Blizzard, R Lancaster, & T Abeywardana.
In today’s world food insecurity is a growing concern, more so due to the natural calamities and the ever-growing population. Advanced farming practices are crucial in supporting the global demand for food. Recent studies indicate that experts estimate the world population will reach around 9.7 billion by 2050. To meet this growing population’s dietary needs,
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Environment, Innovation, Science, Sustainability, Technology
The population of humanity is escalating at exponential rates. All these people, you and I included, need nutritious food to maintain our mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being. At the beginning of 2022 828 million people were starving. Indeed, one would think there isn’t enough food, but there is. However, challenges arise in making
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Environment, Lifestyle, Science, Technology
Chronic hunger has worsened in recent years as a result of the rapid growth of the human population. This is one of the biggest issues we are facing in the world today. Despite considerable progress over the past 20 years, there has been a surge in global hunger. Figures from 2016 show that more than
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Health, Human Rights, Society, Sustainability
It’s important that every nation in the world faces the task of eradicating global poverty. Although poverty exists in all nations, roughly 60% of the world’s poor (in 2019) lived in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, while 81% of the global poor at the poverty line of $3.65 lived in Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia. The causes
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Health, Human Rights, Innovation, Society
In order to comprehensively understand the issue of poverty and how we alleviate it, we must recognise the role of biodiversity. Marginalised people depend on biodiversity for food security. Because of the need for poverty alleviation, there is a risk that conservation efforts could exclude areas which do not immediately impact human well-being, and by
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Environment, Science, Sustainability
What does the UK’s net zero plan entail? The UK’s Net-Zero Plan aims to reduce harmful emissions and decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy to achieve net zero by 2050. The policies and proposals outlined in the Strategy include: Ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. Grants to
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Environment, Government, Strategy
New therapeutics and treatments evolve daily and save lives, improving well-being globally. Biotechnology and well-being are connected intricately. Importantly, substantial progress has been made during the past half-century (Afeyan, 2023). Put simply, biotechnology is technology based on biology. It uses cellular and biomolecular processes to create products and technologies that enhance the quality of life
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Health, Innovation, Science, Strategy
Myanmar’s poverty situation is dire at present. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates that Myanmar’s economy has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and later the political turmoil which took place after the military seized power in 2021. By early next year, half of Myanmar’s population will live in poverty conditions, roughly double
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Government, Society, Sustainability
