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We consume 70% more than what the earth can safely replenish and only 8.6% of what we use is returned to the economy.  Rather than rectifying this, global circularity decreased from 9.1% in 2018 to 8.6% in 2020.  Increasing levels of waste accompany the rapid acceleration of consumption, leaving a massive circularity g ...

The transition of tourism to net-zero emissions will require significant investment and innovation by the businesses and other stakeholders. UNEP recently launched this initiative to support the urgent transition, which is aimed to address challenges that the private sector faces in financing climate mitigation actions ...

City planning authorities, developers, investors, legislators, and community groups have to collaborate to prepare cities for growth in tourism.  Decision-makers create long-term plans involving all stakeholders, where local residents must be at the heart of the infrastructure developments and investments.  The decisio ...

Cities are increasingly transitioning towards the circular economy (CE).  They are moving towards a sharing economy and implementing CE strategies to reduce their use of resources and environmental impact.  The efforts of municipalities concentrate chiefly on the "lower-level" waste and wastewater management and recycl ...

Cities play a key role in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and need clear roles and responsibilities on regional policy issues.  Transparency, sufficient access to information, and coordination between all stakeholders in the sustainable development of communities are required for the cities to ...