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Food Waste and social acceptance of a circular bioeconomy: The role of stakeholders

Elsevier,

Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Volume 23, June 2020, Pages 55-60

This article supports SDGs 9, 11, 12 and 17 by deepening our understanding on the role of stakeholders in boosting the use of food waste as a feedstock for creating a circular bio-based economy.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Green economy; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

An overview of games for entomological literacy 1 in support of sustainable development

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Volume 40, 2020, Pages 104-110, ISSN 2214-5745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.05.018.

Contributing to SDGs 4 and 15, this article explores how using games for learning and education can be a viable strategy to advance entomological literacy and support the Global Goals by potentially lowering the barriers to accessibility, inclusion and participation.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 15: Life on land

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Education; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

A scoping review of accessible student transport services for children with disabilities

Elsevier,

Transport Policy, Volume 95, 2020, Pages 57-67, ISSN 0967-070X

Improved disability training for school bus drivers is needed to advance accessible student transport services. Engaging non-transport stakeholders has produced useful alternatives for accessible student transport services. Explaining the theoretical disability perspectives used in transport research could help to advance inclusive transport, addressing SDGs 4 and 10.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Global; Diversity and inclusion; Education, Global

Insect vectors endosymbionts as solutions against diseases

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Volume 40, 2020, Pages 56-61, ISSN 2214-5745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.05.014.

Viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, known as arboviruses, pose a significant threat to human life and are a major burden on many health systems around the world. This article explores how Wolbachia, an invertebrate endosymbiont, can be used as a sustainable strategy for arbovirus control in alignment with many of the SDGs, including goals 3, 8, 9, 10, and 17.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Industry, Global

Unsung heroes: fixing multifaceted sustainability challenges through insect biological control

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Volume 40, 2020, Pages 77-84, ISSN 2214-5745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.05.012.

As a core component of sustainable intensification, biological control constitutes a tailor-made solution for the long-term management of both endemic and invasive pests, thereby contributing to SDGs 1, 2 and 15.
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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 2: Zero hunger

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Poverty eradication; Health and wellbeing; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

The importance of insects on land and in water: a tropical view

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Volume 40, 2020, Pages 31-38, ISSN 2214-5745

Insects support life on land (SDG 15) and below water (SDG 14) and help to provide clean water (SDG 6). While many studies have quantified the ecological services provided by insects in the temperate zones, we still lack consolidated information in the tropical realm where insects are the most diverse and abundant.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 14: Life below water

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Water and sanitation; Oceans & Seas; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Moving beyond the distinction between the bright and dark sides of termites to achieve sustainable development goals

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Volume 40, 2020, Pages 71-76, ISSN 2214-5745

Termites exert beneficial influences on ecosystem services, such as the development of sustainable agricultural systems in drylands and the resistance to environmental stress. However, this positive role is often overshadowed by their status as pests. This article advances our knowledge of the impact of termites on several sustainable development goals, including SDGs 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 13 and 15.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Climate change, Global

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation

Elsevier,

Biological Conservation, Volume 246, June 2020, 108571

This article addresses goals 13, 14 and 15 by discussing how COVID-19 is impacting biodiversity, the research needed by conservation biologists, and their ability to protect ecosystems.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land

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Data & Analytics; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Climate change, Global

Can a single index track the state of global biodiversity?

Elsevier,

Biological Conservation, Volume 246, June 2020, 108524

This journal article addresses goals 13, 14 and 15 by discussing how IPBES and WWF publish global indicators of biodiversity which can be seen as scientifically highly questionable, generate simplistic and often misleading headlines in the media, and get in the way of proper science reporting.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land

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Data & Analytics; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Climate change, Global

Exploring the relationship between spousal violence during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum spacing contraception among first-time mothers in India

Elsevier,

EClinicalMedicine, Volume 23, June 2020, 100414

This article addresses SDGs 3 and 5 by analysing data from India's 2015–16 National Family Health Survey, showing that women who experienced spousal physical violence during pregnancy were more likely to use female-controlled than male-controlled spacing contraception, and less likely to use male-controlled than no contraception. The data suggests that antenatal and postpartum contraceptive counselling should accommodate the needs of women facing spousal physical violence, by providing female-controlled rather than partner-dependent contraceptive methods (eg, the pill or IUD).
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Human rights; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Asia

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