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Africa is the fastest-growing region in the world. Unfortunately, current construction in Africa is highly dependent on imported construction materials with high negative environmental impacts. The new SBC publication Unlocking the Potential of Local...

With the objective of identifying the needs, regulations, instruments and actions that are being carried out in the face of the effects of climate change, the Municipality of Lima continues with the process of elaborating the Local Environmental and...

In order for more schoolchildren to identify with the main environmental challenges of the city and alternative solutions from their schools and homes, the Municipality of Lima received 30 ecological bricks built by the participants of the first...

In order to make vehicle drivers and neighbors aware of the effects of noise and air pollution in the city, this year the Municipality of Lima will continue to carry out its Stop the Honk and Breathe Clean campaigns.

The Nordic Ministerial Declaration on a global agreement on plastic pollution and ambitions for UNEA 5.2 was adopted on November 3rd 2021 by the Nordic Ministers of Environment and Climate.

Have you ever thought about how much water goes into your daily cup of coffee? It’s a lot more than what you pour out of the kettle. In fact, the UN estimates it takes 140 litres of water to grow, process and transport enough coffee beans for one...

In November 2020, the world´s first second-hand IKEA shop opened in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with the purpose to test and develop how the second-hand segment can contribute to prolong the life of the IKEA products and contribute to moving IKEA towards a...