Announcement
Next Course: “Metagenomics for health and industrial applications”, August 2024
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Daniel Kurth at PROIMI-CONICET (Tucumán, Argentina).
News
What Are Critical Minerals, and Why Are They So Important?
By Jorge Valverde, PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT and member of our UNESCO Chair team
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Towards The Tipping Point - Diplomacy for a Sustainable Future’ UNU-FLORES Joins the Discussion in Dresden
UNU-FLORES discusses sustainability and diplomacy at Dresden's elbMUN.
Series
2024 – A Leap Year for Climate Finance?
2024 is an important year for climate and sustainable development finance, with the topic being on the agenda for several different policy processes.
Series
5 Insights on the Current Plastic Treaty Negotiations
Treaty negotiations to end plastic pollution are ongoing and parties just wrapped up a week of work in Ottawa, Canada on a draft text.
News
Former UNU Senior Vice-Rector Taikan Oki to Receive Japan's Medal with Purple Ribbon
Professor Oki will receive the Medal from the Prime Minister of Japan during a ceremony held in Tokyo.
Article
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Complex supply chains in global fish production increase risks: The cases of Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and Thailand.
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Construction and Infrastructure
Construction's location-specific nature increases risks: The cases of India, Myanmar, and Qatar.
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Cotton
Disrupting systematic forced labour in Uzbekistan.
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Palm Oil
The varying modern slavery risks across palm oil production contexts in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nigeria.