The 16th European Forum on Eco-innovation will be held in Hannover, Germany, on 7 and 8 April 2014. The Forum will examine enabling factors and challenges of transitioning to a circular economy model in an urban […]
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Increases in global energy requirements could lead to a rise in the energy sector’s water footprint of up to 66% in the next 20 years, new research suggests. As part of a sustainable […]
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Bees for Development is an independent organisation founded in 1993 by Dr Nicola Bradbear and Ms Helen Jackson. They are an information service working in the centre of an international network of people […]
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Since 1987, the Navdanya programme has been saving seeds, promoting organic farming methods, raising awareness on the hazards of bio-safety, genetic engineering and bio-piracy, thereby defending people’s traditional food rights and food sovereignty […]
INBAR is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1997 to improve the social, economic, and environmental benefits of bamboo and rattan among some of the world’s poorest communities. With regional offices in Asia, Africa […]
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In Ghana, support from a local business, Global Bamboo Product Limited (GBPL), is helping the INBAR project, ‘’Bamboo as sustainable biomass energy: A suitable alternative for firewood and charcoal production in Africa’’ guarantee the sustainability […]
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Rik Kretzinger grew up on a Christmas tree farm and spent his college years studying horticulture, but he found it too difficult to make a living as a small farmer so he spent […]
Sustainable Brands is an international community of learning and action focused on understanding and leveraging the role of brands in shaping a flourishing future. The Sustainable Brands Conference is ground zero for sustainability, […]
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Alumni Association Annual Lecture: ‘Shale-Fracking: Good or Breaking Bad?’ Bristol, Thursday 8 May 2014, 6.30 pm Fracking has transformed the energy landscape in North America and it’s about to do the same in […]
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On 27 February 2014, the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE International) released the 4th edition of the GLOBE Climate Legislation Study – produced in partnership with the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of […]
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