私たちが真の持続可能性と自然との共生を望むのであれば、経済、社会、環境、ガバナンスの目標がすべて同じ方向に向かう必要がある。地方レベルから国際レベルに至るまで、あらゆる ...

A famous anecdote describes a scheme the British Colonial Government implemented in India in an attempt to control the population of venomous cobras that were plaguing the citizens of Delhi that ...

Millions of mobile phones, laptops, tablets, toys, digital cameras and other electronic devices bought this Christmas are destined to create a flood of dangerous “e-waste” that is being dumped ...

Rice has long been Thailand’s traditional food crop and the country’s main export product. Though declining in relative importance, it still occupies about 55% of the total arable land . Over 80% of ...

To build greater understanding and awareness of traditional knowledge and inform action by indigenous peoples, local communities and policymakers, the United Nations University Institute for the ...

Scavenging from the waste stream, or waste picking, is an important economic activity that provides an income to over 15 million people worldwide and has an financial impact of several billion US$ ...

May 2023 — With the launch of the new United Nations University (UNU) global website platform, Our World has been integrated into the UNU website and will shift to become a curated collection of UNU's ...

How on earth can a non-binding international agreement create a diplomatic crisis? Earlier this week, international leaders gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, to endorse the new Global Compact for Safe, ...

Given the increased polarity around so many issues — arms control, trade and migration, to name a few — it’s easy to forget that consensus exists on others. Feb. 12 marks one such consensus. As the ...

Originally published on the UNU-MERIT website, this article is part of the “Gender Full Spectrum” series, which presents research findings from a gender perspective, methodological challenges for ...

During her time in Bangladesh conducting research for the Gibika project on behalf of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), the International Centre for Climate Change and ...

Mr. Alejandro Argumedo is Director of the Association ANDES, a Cusco-based indigenous people’s non-governmental organization working to protect and develop Andean biological and cultural diversity and ...