In 2006, a grave environmental and public health crisis unfolded in the Ivory Coast when Dutch oil trading company Trafigura was implicated in the illegal dumping of toxic waste in the Port of Abidjan. The company had misrepresented the hazardous material as ordinary slop or water waste, leading...
The growth of cities, which will need to accommodate around 5 billion people by 2030, will be another of the decade's big environmental challenges. The metropolises of the future will need to be compact, safe, inclusive, ecological and energy efficient, with more green spaces, more environment...
Under the theme “Global Environmental Health Challenges: Solutions for the Future,” this event will feature: Keynote Talks from world-renowned experts in environmental science and public health. Panel Discussions addressing pressing issues like climate change, pollution, and sustainable practices. Networ...
The government is trying to control the debate and, in a sign of the issue's sensitivity, began blocking online access Friday to a phenomenally popular documentary, "Under the Dome," that was released a week ago and lays out the health and societal costs of the country's environmental crisi...
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Reporting covers a wide range of issues across the three main categories of ESG programs: Environmental factors, among them climate change, carbon emissions, energy efficiency, waste management and biodiversity protection. Social aspects, such asdiversity, equity and inclusion; labor practices; employee...
Much of the rest of the Report presents an extensive list of interventions you can do to help prevent or mitigate the cardiovascular and/or Alzheimer’s issues associated with ApoE genetic variantsThe three most basic suggestions are these:LEF’s Cardiovascular Nutrient Suggestions (These suggestions...
10. Public Health Issues The current environmental concerns represent a considerable measure of danger to the well-being of people and creatures. Dirty water is the greatest well-being danger in the world and poses a risk to the health and lifespan of people and animals. ...
Section 5 presents the results and offers a possible analysis. Conclusions are made in Section 7. 2. Literature Review Issues related to pollution, urbanization and productivity have been studied intensively in the literature. To offer a better understanding of the existing literature, we have ...
Single-use plastic waste is perhaps one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in oceans and landfills, harming wildlife and ecosystems. To make matters worse, plastics take hundreds of years to decompose, leading to long-term environme...