A milestone worth celebrating: Apo Island is PH’s first Zero Waste Island Barangay
18 September 2021, Philippines--After a year of successfully sustaining its Zero Waste efforts, Apo Island—a barangay (village) in Dauin municipality in Negros Oriental, Philippines—is now tagged as the county’s 1st Zero Waste Island Barangay. "The...
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GAIA Asia Pacific launches Regulatory Catalysts: Rejecting Single-Use Plastics In Asia
Presently, several Asian countries have national regulations or bans on single-use plastics. Bangladesh, the first country to have a national ban on plastic bags, passed the ban in 2002[1], long before the problem of single-use plastic bags became a mainstream issue....
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Dousing the flames and exposing the facts GAIA Asia Pacific and Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance reveals the truth on Waste Incineration
September 15, 2021 – In a media briefing exclusive for Vietnam journalists, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific and the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance (VZWA) launched a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video revealing...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 September, 2021 GAIA Joins International Civil Society to Call for COP 26 Postponement Manchester, UK–GAIA joins international civil society in calling on the UK Government and the UNFCCC Bureau to postpone COP 26 until they can ensure a...
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Plastic waste has arrived in Latin America: trends and challenges in the region
Plastic waste has arrived in Latin America: trends and challenges in the region Between January and August 2020, the United States shipped 44,173 tons of plastic waste, the same tonnage as almost 300 blue whales, to 15 Latin American countries,...
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GAIA Asia Pacific is hiring! Asia Pacific Climate and Clean Energy Campaign Associate (AP CCE Campaign Associate)
The GAIA Asia Pacific secretariat is looking for a passionate and innovative person to fill the Asia Pacific Climate and Clean Energy (CCE) Campaign Associate post! As the CCE Campaign Associate, you will have the opportunity to catalyze a global shift towards Zero...
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Waste-to-Energy on ADB’s Energy Policy Working Paper
We, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and our allied networks, are writing to state our unequivocal opposition to the continued support of the Asian Development Bank on waste incinerators with energy recovery or waste-to-energy (WTE). The...
read moreClimate education, for a better tomorrow
Zero Waste Tunisia (ZWT) believes that environmental education, more specifically climate education, is essential to mitigate climate change and ensure a sustainable future. Ignoring climate change and keeping the ‘business as usual’ approach has caused irreversible changes to our world, which we have witnessed over the past century. It is time to think and act differently!
read moreResilience in the midst of turbulent circumstances:
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced a resurgence of infections and dramatic loss of human life, as a result of a third wave that colossally hit many Africa countries in the past months.
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GAIA-BFFP Asia Pacific Media Fellowship
GAIA-BFFP Asia Pacific Media Fellowship reaches out to key media professionals and creates awareness on environmental issues rarely covered by the media.
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GAIA Asia Pacific is hiring! Zero Waste Cities Program Officer
Zero Waste Cities Program Officer The Zero Waste Cities Program Officer will lead and oversee the advancement of Zero Waste solutions across the Asia Pacific region, and work with members and partners in the region to highlight and mainstream Zero Waste solutions to...
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On the front lines of zero waste islands – ’Taka ni mali designers’
At least eight million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans every year. Floating plastic debris is currently the most abundant item of marine litter. To address this plastic menace, the Centre for Environmental Justice and Development (CEJAD) has partnered with the Wasini Island and Shimoni community to establish a demonstration centre for plastic reuse, recovery, and recycling.
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