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Looking Past the Buzz: Here’s How to Make Blockchain a Pragmatic Force for Good
Blockchain is often associated with extreme wealth and a disregard for environmental realities, such as electricity use. But Will Szal of Regen Network holds a different view: one that sees the technology's potential to offset carbon emissions and transform the lives of the next billion, particularly the one-fourth of the world's population employed in agriculture. He outlines some ways that blockchain could reach its full potential, for the benefit of the environment and the global poor.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
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Press release: Circulate Capital Launches New Venture to Invest in Solutions to Ocean Plastic
The new Company evolved out of the “Closed Loop Ocean” project, following commitments made by Closed Loop Partners, Ocean Conservancy, and a number of corporate partners at the Our Ocean Summit in Malta in October 2017 to create financing vehicles focused on preventing plastic from flowing into the ocean.
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- Press release
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- Environment
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Food For Good: 4 Social Enterprises That Are Transforming The Food And Beverage Industry In South East Asia
From compostable coffee capsules to rice berry, these social ventures have made it their mission to create more social and environmental awareness around our food and drinks consumption by empowering local communities and championing sustainable production practices.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment
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- South Asia
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Giving a Voice to Young Water Leaders
“The Singapore International Water Week and Young Water Leaders Summit are a perfect opportunity for youth to not only learn more about the Singapore water story, but also play an important role in a leading water conference.”
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- Environment, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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The U.N. Goal That Doesn’t Get A Lot Of Respect
A new survey of 3,500 leaders in developing countries found that marine conservation is almost universally considered the least important of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals – essentially a checklist of priorities to help poor countries and aid organizations focus their attention on lifting the world's most vulnerable people to a higher standard of living.
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- Environment
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- global development, SDGs
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World Environment Day: ‘Our world is swamped by plastic’
Eight million tonnes of plastic dumped into oceans each year, killing marine life and entering the human food chain.
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- Environment
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Myanmar enterprise tries to make trash trendy
"We're trying to change the way of thinking that recycled things are old and dirty," explains Canadian volunteer and product developer Debra Martyn.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: Innovative financing and regional dialogue are central for a thriving ‘blue economy’
The report identifies the financial challenges in the region, highlights innovative financing options that could be tested, and discusses policy and regulatory enablers to advance blue economy strategies at national and regional level.
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- Environment
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