The human rights issues explored in this literature review are those that have been recognised by international bodies and the courts as being implicated by waste. These include substantive rights regarding exposure to waste such as right to life, health, safe and healthy work, among others detailed below. It also encompasses human rights to information and participation.
This report introduces the wide family of plastics and briefly explores the main challenges involved in transitioning towards a circular plastics economy.
This document is designed to provide information for communications with livestock professionals (including farmers, producers, veterinarians, paraveterinarians, community animal health workers).
In this brief, four questions are addressed from the perspective of livestock systems: (1) How can food systems emerge strengthened from the COVID-19 pandemic? (2) How can the agricultural sector contribute to preventing further pandemics? (3) How can food systems become more climate-resilient? and (4) How can food systems contribute to climate change mitigation better than before?
This brief examines the COVID-19 recovery assistance for cities from key funders - national governments, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and the private sector and introduces the key trends that have been found.