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On a sprawling campus in Pretoria, scientists, engineers and researchers are hard at work in South Africa’s biggest and best-resourced laboratory complex. Hunched over microscopes, peering into petri dishes and meticulously recording test results, they have a shared vision: to improve the quality of life for all South Africans, as…

Quezon City Mayor Josefina “Joy” Belmonte’s commitment to environmental protection can be traced to the aftermath of the worst storm to hit the Philippines in decades. 

When Typhoon Ketsana struck in 2009, it unleashed ferocious downpours and floods that submerged roads and forced residents onto their rooftops for refuge. As the…

It was only when José Manuel Moller began living on the outskirts of Santiago in a low-income neighbourhood that he experienced what is known as "poverty tax" – the extra costs people incur due to their economic circumstances.

A university student at the time, Moller was in charge of buying groceries for the house he shared with friends.…

Ellen MacArthur was only 24 when she secured a place in the history books by becoming the youngest person to sail solo around the world in 2001. Four years later, she broke the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, taking just over 71 days to complete the voyage.

Her account of battling squally gales, skirting…

在中国浙江省沿海，渔民们每天怀揣渔获满仓的期待，天不亮就出门拖网捕鱼，这一景象几代人未曾改变。

如今，他们大多数人拖着装满塑料的渔网，如同拖着鱼一样满载而归返回岸上。 

这一变化源自2019年，“蓝色循环”环保项目为浙江的渔民、沿岸社区群众提供酬劳，鼓励他们收集塑料袋、瓶子和废弃渔网等塑料垃圾。

“蓝色循环”旨在运用先进的智能设备和区块链技术，清理和管理浙江省6600公里海岸线上的塑料污染，同时造福当地社区。

自“蓝色循环”启动以来，已有10240艘船、6300多名渔民和当地群众参与，回收近2500吨塑料。

浙江省生态环境厅（海洋处）陈渊处长表示：“我们希望‘蓝色循环’的海洋塑料废弃物治理模式能走出国门，走向世界，…