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Living with nature

Bolivia’s extraordinary biodiversity is under threat

Bolivia has many protected areas, but human activities are impacting the country’s biodiversity

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Scientific research

Making the most of Lake Bosomtwe

German and Ghanaian scientists are cooperating to involve local people more in protecting a UNESCO biosphere reserve

Traditional agriculture

Traditional agricultural ecosystems harbour remarkable biodiversity

Examples from China illustrate the exceptional value of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

Flooding

The city of millions that is being flooded every day

Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world.

Land use conflicts

Pressure on wildlife in Uganda

In Uganda, nature, herders and farmers compete for land resources. Better planning is needed – and it must involve local communities

International relations

African responsibility for climate justice

African elites like to blame the rich nations for the climate crisis, but should reconsider their own attitudes too

Megacity

How Nairobi fights its waste

Kenya’s capital and metropolitan area are engaged in an internal battle against waste. There is hope that the struggle will eventually be won

Safe disposal

Sal leaves: a traditional South Asian alternative to plastic

Producing sal-leaf tableware is no longer only an informal micro-scale business in India

Transformative agenda

115 plastic cups in the belly of a whale

Indonesia struggles with the waste of 280 million people. All too often, it ends up in the sea

Garbage

How Mexican landfills become ganglands

Organised crime controls informal waste management in Mexico

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.