SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
France
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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map
<p>Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/human-antimicrobial-use.pdf"
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33m polluting cars still on EU roads after Dieselgate scandal
More than three quarters of the 43m cars tampered with in the Dieselgate emissions test cheating scandal are still on the road four years later. It will probably take another two years to recall the
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Mother, daughter sue France over ill health from air pollution
The mother and daughter accuse authorities of failing to take effective measures against atmospheric pollution, in particular during the very high pollution that Paris endured in December 2016 A Paris
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France to ban widely used crop fungicide over health concerns
France’s health and safety regulator has decided to ban a widely used crop fungicide after classifying it as a so-called endocrine disruptor posing risks for humans and the environment. The ANSES agency
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Mutilated dolphins wash up on French coast in record numbers
A record number of dolphins have washed up on France’s Atlantic coast in the last three months, many with devastating injures. Environmental campaigners say 1,100 mutilated dolphins have been found
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Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study
The chances of dying from cancer for men has dropped about six percent from 139 deaths per 100,000 males in 2014 to 131 this year, according to a paper in the Annals of Oncology medical journal. The
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Nigeria: Govt Approves U.S.$73 Million Loan for Kano Water Project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved €64.7 million loan from French development agency for a national urban water sector reform project in Kano state. The approval was granted during
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Paris region to boost cycle commuting with bike parks and e-bikes
The Paris region wants to boost the number of people who cycle to work by investing in new cycle lanes and infrastructure and a subsidised electric bike rental scheme. Valerie Pecresse, conservative
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French government working on 'more ambitious' energy and climate bill
A draft energy and climate law due to be presented to French cabinet ministers on Monday has been postponed so that it can be reworked with more ambitious environmental goals, President Emmanuel Macron’s
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France mulls converting Cordemais coal power generators to biomass
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government and utility EDF (EDF.PA) will study the possibility of converting the 1.2 gigawatts (GW) Cordemais coal power generators to burn biomass due to its importance in