River Recycling Initiatives eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, May 10th 2023– Plastic pollution has emerged as a global environmental crisis, with rivers serving as significant contributors to the problem. In Indonesia, a country known for its diverse river systems, the issue of plastic waste poses a serious threat to both the environment and public health. To combat this…
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Winners from China, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore Geneva, July 19, 2022PR/2022/892 Small and medium-sized enterprises from China, Japan, the Netherlands and Singapore are the first-ever winners of WIPO’s new Global Awards program, which recognizes exceptional enterprises and individuals using intellectual property (IP) to make a positive impact at home and abroad. In an awards ceremony held…
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Expert Group Circular Water (Partnership) New partnership: Global Expert Group Circular Water. Initiated by the Dutch Expertgroep Circular Water of the Dutch Water Alliance. The kick off is on Wednesday 22nd March – World Water Day – launching its first publication: a ‘BLUEPRINT FOR A CIRCULAR WATER SMART SOCIETY’ with tangible solutions for the practical…
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And its Nexus eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, July 20 2022 — According to the Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the water, energy and food security nexus, means that food as well as water and energy security are very much linked to one another. Meaning that the actions in any one particular area often can have effects…
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Clean Rivers Clean Brain Part IV eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, July 1, 2022 — Without plastic, we might even have to change the way we talk about ourselves. “Consumer is inherently a single-use term,” Walker says. In a world where packaging is recycled and reused, not thrown away, we can become citizens instead. We might also find that for…
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Clean Rivers, Cleaner Brain Part III eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 29, 2022– Exposure to EDCs during critical periods of fetal growth can have long-lasting effects. “If the mother is pregnant and she is exposed to plastics or other chemicals that alter the development of her fetus, those changes are lifelong, irreversible changes,” Swan says. This means that…
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Food and Agri Industry answers eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 29th 2022– Indonesia’s dry season has never been easy. Dry winds blow from Australia and rainfall is almost nonexistent, which leads to major forest fires, choking air pollution, and searing heat, along with the energy-sapping effect the season has on residents. For many parts of Indonesia, one…
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eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 29 2022– Indonesia announced seven new water supply and waste water treatment projects worth a total of $1.9 billion and may present significant export opportunities for EU companies. Indonesia has a population of over 268 million people but the majority do not have access to piped water and are dependent on river water or bottled water. For the 20% of…
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