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Thilo Bode: Career, Activism and Critique of Global Trade
Thilo Bode is the founder of Foodwatch and former CEO of Greenpeace, known for his activism against TTIP.
Linear park: Design, history and global examples
Definition and history of linear parks, including the Emerald Necklace, High Line, and global urban greenway projects.
Gothenburg quadricentennial jubilee: Planning, themes and postponement
Overview of the Gothenburg quadricentennial jubilee, originally scheduled for 2021 but postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cotton made in Africa: Initiative, verification and market model
Overview of the Cotton made in Africa initiative, its sustainability criteria, and market-based approach to supporting smallholder farmers.
Long Beach Transit: Operations, Fleet and Service Network
Overview of Long Beach Transit's bus and water taxi services, fleet composition, and operational history in California.
Age of Oil: History, Peak Production and Future Outlook
The Age of Oil: historical origins, peak oil theories, and the transition from petroleum dominance to alternative energy sources.
Ed Hawkins: Climate Scientist and Pioneer of Data Visualization
Ed Hawkins is a British climate scientist known for creating warming stripes and climate spirals to visualize global temperature data.
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture: History, Structure and Research Focus
Profile of FiBL, the leading organic farming research institute founded in Switzerland in 1973.
Hunting license: Regulatory mechanisms, history and global frameworks
Overview of hunting licenses as regulatory tools for wildlife conservation, public safety and revenue generation across global jurisdictions...
Free Money Day: Social Experiment on Monetary Circulation
Free Money Day is an annual global event on September 15 exploring money circulation and attachment, founded by the Post Growth Institute.
Water resource policy: Frameworks, challenges and global governance
Overview of water resource policy, including international treaties, human rights declarations, and management of scarcity, floods, and ocea...
Follow This: Shareholder Activism and Climate Policy in the Oil and Gas Sector
Overview of Follow This, a Dutch non-profit using shareholder resolutions to drive climate action in oil and gas companies.
Carl-A. Fechner: Filmmaker and Chronicler of the German Energiewende
Carl-A. Fechner is a German journalist and filmmaker known for documentaries on sustainability and the German energy transition.
Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme
Overview of the EGIP rail project in the UK, detailing its history, electrification, and capacity increases.
Earth Charter: Principles, History and Global Endorsement
The Earth Charter is a manifesto of values for a sustainable global society, drafted 1994-2000 and endorsed by UNESCO and over 250 universit...
Parry People Movers: Flywheel Technology and Operational History
Overview of Parry People Movers, a UK manufacturer of flywheel-powered light rail vehicles and their operational trials.
Green building in Israel: Standards, history and implementation
Overview of Israel's green building standards, including IS-5281, the 5-star rating system, and key developments from 2005 to 2014.
Tradescantia pallida: Phytoremediation, Cultivation and Botanical History
Botanical profile of Tradescantia pallida, its role in air purification and phytoremediation, and cultivation details.
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy: Training India's Forestry Service
IGNFA is India's premier forestry training institute in Dehradun, established in 1938 to train Indian Forest Service officers.
Aerotoxic syndrome: Health effects of contaminated cabin air
Analysis of aerotoxic syndrome, a condition linked to engine oil fumes in aircraft cabins, covering symptoms, research, and legal cases.