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June 2024 THRIVE Webinar Highlights Featuring Yelysaveta Demydenko, Madhukar Swayambhu, and Rajesh Kumar

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The THRIVE project is incredibly grateful to Yelysaveta Demydenko, Madhukar Swayambhu, and Rajesh Kumar for their captivating presentations during the June 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6): Clean Water and Sanitation & The Biosphere. With their vast knowledge, our presenters caught our attention, highlighting crucial issues surrounding our […]

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Earth's materials and minerals must be preserved in every way.

Earth’s Materials and Minerals: Rocks, Soil & Water

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The outermost layer of the Earth is known as the Earth’s crust, a layer that’s responsible for the majority of life on Earth. It supports the growth of plants, the survival of animals, the structure of our land, and the development of human civilisation. The Earth’s crust is made of four major components known as

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Environment, Science, Sustainability
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
Waste-to-energy technologies are essential to mitigate damage.

Waste-to-energy technologies: sustainable solutions

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Decades of linear consumption habituate consumerism, valuing raw material products, causing waste in landfills and oceans (Anghel & Hristea, 2018). Unfortunately, in this prevailing fashion of overconsumption, the emphasis is on a push for purchasing products, often disregarding their long-term sustainability. Consequently, the discarded waste ends up polluting our precious land and marine ecosystems, posing

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Environment, Innovation, Science
Simple and effective solar-powered desalination guarantees a thrivable future

Simple And Effective Solar-Powered Desalination

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All forms of life require water, and simple and effective solar-powered desalination is the key. Water covers approximately 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface, yet the accessible traditional freshwater resources, including lakes, ponds, and creeks account for less than 0.3% of the total (Li et al., 2021). Projections suggest the global population will reach

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Energy, Environment, Science
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
We must mitigate access to water for sustainable agriculture and food security

Water for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

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Water is essential for every form of life, for all aspects of socio-economic development, and for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems. While there are enough freshwater resources available on a worldwide scale to support continuing industrial and agricultural expansion, concerns about the long-term sustainable use of water resources are developing. This is especially true when taking

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Science, Sustainability, Technology
Water sanitation in developing countries is essential.

Water Sanitation in Developing Countries

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Water remains a fundamental part of all aspects of life. Water sanitation in developing countries is imperative to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, providing health and prosperity for life on this planet. Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services for every man, woman and child is considered a human right. The UNICEF and

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