Environment and Climate Change

How can the world achieve inclusive economic growth while combating climate change and other natural resource challenges?

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Waste pickers are slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support these essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
weforum.org - Kristin Hughes
• An estimated 20 million people around the world work in the informal sector as waste pickers. • The COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for these …
9 hours ago
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Climate
4 ways our COVID-19 recovery can tackle climate change and global inequality
weforum.org - David Waskow
• COVID-19 has caused massive disruption, opening up chasms in inequality, economic stability and social security. • The recovery from COVID-19 offers the …
10 hours ago
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Hemp
This French firm is making biodegradable face masks using hemp
weforum.org - Reuters Staff
• A company in France is producing face masks made out of hemp. • The masks are being pitched as an alternative to single-use plastic ones. • Worldwide, it's …
10 hours ago
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Habitats
One of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats lies off the Scottish west coast – but climate change could wipe it out
weforum.org - Heidi Burdett
• Maerl beds are similar to coral reefs and are found all around the world, from the poles to the equator. • These habitats are one of the most diverse in …
10 hours ago
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Plantations
This Mexican company is helping family farmers become forest stewards
weforum.org - Charlotte Edmond
• Ejido Verde is a for-profit company that wants to become the world leader in pine chemicals - in an environmentally and socially responsible way. • It …
12 hours ago