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Global goals mapping: the environment-human landscape

A new analysis, Global Goals Mapping: The Environment-human Landscape, confirms that ecosystem resilience, security of natural resources and the stability of Earth’s life support systems are essential for human response and adaptation to global changes and for sustainable development.

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Food loss and waste: facts and futures

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The Food Loss and Waste: Facts and Futures Report sketches the state of food loss and waste, with a specific lens into excessive food loss and wastage in South Africa. In South Africa, 10 million tonnes of food go to waste every year. This accounts for a third of the 31 million tonnes that are produced annually in South Africa.

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WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017: monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies

The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas.

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The rising cost of ambient air pollution thus far in the 21st century: results from the BRIICS and the OECD countries

This paper presents updated results for the cost of ambient air pollution in 41 countries: the 6 major emerging economies known as the BRIICS – Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa – and the 35 member-countries of the OECD.

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World Food Assistance 2017: taking stock and looking ahead

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This global report provides a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of trends, challenges and innovative solutions in food assistance at a time of complex emergencies and soaring needs.

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18/07/2017
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SDG baseline report on children in Indonesia

The Government of Indonesia and UNICEF launched a new report showcasing the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals that the country has made for children, acknowledging challenges and highlighting the crucial role of preventing violence against children in reducing poverty.

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The human impact on the environment

Kenyans are the world’s fifth most environmental friendly people in the world, shows the new international survey. The survey titled “Human Impact on Environment” indicates that Kenyans exert one of the world’s least negative impact on the environment, beating Europe countries, most Asian countries and America.

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The growing role of minerals and metals for a low carbon future

A new report released by the World Bank highlights the potential impacts that the expected continuing boom in low-carbon energy technologies will have on demand for many minerals and metals.

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Price distortions in Indian agriculture

The current study is about estimating the extent to which domestic prices of major Indian agriculture commodities deviate from their corresponding free trade reference prices.

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