Seeking Suggestions!

Sustainability has led to the emergence of many new professions across industries. Can you suggest some name of professions that have evolved due to sustainability challenges and initiatives?

Dear Green Forum members,

UNEP has just released its 2024 Annual Report, emphasising the urgent need for greater ambition and action to tackle the world’s environmental challenges. Over the past year, UNEP has worked to provide science-based solutions, support key environmental negotiations, and align financing with sustainability goals.

While progress was made, many challenges remain unresolved, requiring stronger collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and collective action. As members of The Green Forum, your insights and expertise are vital in driving solutions forward. Let’s keep the conversation going and explore ways to turn commitments into action!

? Read the full report here: https://www.unep.org/annualreport/2024
? Share your thoughts in the discussion thread!

Today I bought a coupon with which I will neutralize 4 tons a year for the next four years... I am wondering if anyone has already thought in this direction, and if you have ever heard anything about it???
It cost me 500€,
I mean I wanted to at least neutralize my footprint a little and help the planet.

Catch my latest episode of Climate Connections! ???

As you might know, Japan has completed their first round of release of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. One month on, authorities say no detectable amount of tritium has been found in the fish sample from the waters near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

If you’re still worried about whether it’s safe to consume seafood from Japan, do take a listen to my feature with a chemical oceanography expert - Professor Patrick Martin Nanyang Technological University Singapore who weighed in on the issue from a science perspective.

https://omny.fm/shows/moneyfm-morning-show/climate-connections-how-dang…

#environment #nuclear #oceans #marinelife #sustainability #seafood #japan #fukushima #pollution

Today I'd like to share a recent open access paper our research group (Grupo EngS - Engenharia da Sustentabilidade) did about integrating Water Footprint with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

"Linking Water Footprint with the Sustainable Development Goals: a Step-by-Step Method Description and Case Study" by the Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management

Please feel free to check it out and make comments or start a discussion on this topic.

SMILO (Small Islands Organisation) supports small islands of less than 150 km² in their sustainable development and management of their resources. It supports the integrated management of island territories in the areas of water & sanitation, waste, energy, biodiversity, landscapes and heritage.

The “Sustainable Islands” label rewards positive local dynamics and sustainable practices. SMILO provides additional support through the Islands Fund, which finances concrete and sustainable operations on the ground.

In order to strengthen cooperation and solidarity between islands, SMILO also animates an international network of islands (46 in 20 countries) and island partners located in Europe, the Mediterranean, West Africa, the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia!

SMILO joins forces with Blue to launch a new Call for proposals in cooperation with the Conservatoire du Littoral in May 2023.

The call from the SMILO Islands Fund is directed to small islands actively engaging in the labelling process. It additionally opens to the members working on small islands with identified holistic territorial approaches by island communities (membership validated with SMILO).

>> Find out more: https://smilo-program.org/blue-call-for-proposals-islands-funds/

Science is absolutely essential to ways in which the world can change for the better but, above all, it is our common belief in the future that will keep us on track.

In my own experience, there have been moments when the idea of the Blue Economy - action to ensure the health of the ocean, the political will to reduce global warming, the need to have a planet in balance to ensure the survival of life - have shone brightly, and other times when our actions or inactions have dimmed the lights. In bad times, as well as good, I have been sustained by my conviction of how much better things can be.

I have always have hope and believed in the wisdom of humanity to work towards a better future for all and ensure that we do not chose the path towards self- extinction.

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