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Capacity gaps in post disaster construction & demolition waste management [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of the existing capacities of post disaster C & D waste management in developing countries, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka to determine the capacity gaps and related influencing
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Karunasena, Gayani
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Scientists’ perspectives on global ocean research priorities

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014
Diverse natural and social science research is needed to support policies to recover and sustain healthy oceans. While a wide variety of expert-led prioritization initiatives have identified research themes and priorities at national and regional scale ...
Murray Alan Rudd
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Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy [PDF]

, 2019
The global rush to develop the \u2018blue economy\u2019 risks harming both the marine environment and human wellbeing. Bold policies and actions are urgently needed. We identify five priorities to chart a course towards an environmentally sustainable and
Andrews N., Bennett N.J., Blythe J., Calo A., Christie P., Cisneros-Montemayor A.M., Di Franco A., Finkbeiner E.M., Gelcich S., Guidetti P., Harper S., Hotte N., Kittinger J.N., Le Billon P., Lister J., Lopez de la Lama R., McKinley E., Scholtens J., Silver J.J., Singh G., Solas A.-M., Sowman M., Sumaila U.R., Talloni-Alvarez N., Teh L.C.L., Voyer M.   +25 more
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Links and trade-offs between fisheries and environmental protection in relation to the sustainable development goals in Thailand [PDF]

, 2020
The fisheries sector significantly contributes to global food security, nutrition, and livelihood of people. Its importance for economic benefits, healthy diets, and nutrition, and achieving sustainable food systems is highlighted by several Sustainable ...
Goethals, Peter, Ho, Long Tuan, Lachat, Carl, Sampantamit, Tiptiwa, Van Echelpoel, Wout   +4 more
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The human security dimension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative [PDF]

, 2017
Despite the geopolitical calculations associated with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and how this will allow Beijing greater influence in transregional relations, the human security dimension goes to the heart of China’s wider regional strategy.
Dellios, Rosita, Ferguson, R. James
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A little less conversation: How existing governance can strengthen the future global plastics treaty

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023
The growing plastic production, the lack of their waste management, and fragmented regulatory responses have increased their abundance in the environment.
Thomas Maes, Nicole Wienrich, Laura Weiand, Emily Cowan   +3 more
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Doubling Down on Wicked Problems: Ocean ArtScience Collaborations for a Sustainable Future

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development recognizes the current ocean sustainability crisis and calls for a transformation of ocean science.
Julia Jung, Dennis Gupa, Colton Hash, Jol Thoms, Dwight Owens, John Threlfall, S. Kim Juniper   +6 more
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Building Successful International Summer Schools to Enhance the Capacity of Marine Early Career Researchers

Ocean and Society
The development of informal science learning programs is a key strategy for supplementing traditional training for early career researchers (ECR).
Christopher Cvitanovic, Jessica Blythe, Ingrid van Putten, Lisa Maddison, Laurent Bopp, Steph Brodie, Beth A. Fulton, Priscila F. M. Lopes, Gretta Pecl, Jerneja Penca, U. Rashid Sumaila   +10 more
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Capacity Gaps in Post Disaster Waste Management: Case Study in Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2015
Disaster waste is one of the major consequences aftermath of any disaster, impacts on public and environment, rescue and emergency services, provision of lifeline support and socio-economic recovery of affected areas.
AT Ozden, C Brown, C Brown, E Boyd, F Tadele, G Karunasena, G Karunasena, H Srinivas, K Hartwig, KM Allen, M Gupta, M Milke, S Ayele, T Shibata, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)   +14 more
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Developing a Social–Ecological–Environmental System Framework to Address Climate Change Impacts in the North Pacific

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
“Forecasting and Understanding Trends, Uncertainty and Responses of North Pacific Marine Ecosystems” (FUTURE) is the flagship integrative Scientific Program undertaken by the member nations and affiliates of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (
Steven J. Bograd, Sukyung Kang, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Toyomitsu Horii, Oleg N. Katugin, Jackie R. King, Vyacheslav B. Lobanov, Mitsutaku Makino, Guangshui Na, R. Ian Perry, Fangli Qiao, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Hiroaki Saito, Thomas W. Therriault, Sinjae Yoo, Hal Batchelder   +15 more
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