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4th Industrial Revolution
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Future of Food
This African fruit could be the next global superfood
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This start-up is tracking ocean traffic to fight illegal fishing and piracy
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10 ways to accelerate grassroots innovation and build a more inclusive future
Grassroots innovation can play a much larger role in the post-COVID world to inspire transformation to a more inclusive and sustainable economy and society.
Circular Economy
This Chilean start-up is revolutionizing reusable packaging
Chilean start-up Algramo uses an app and smart packaging to reduce the waste and costs of household staples such as laundry detergent and basic foodstuffs.
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UpLink Innovation Day
Watch this session live on 29 April 2021 at 17:00 -18:00 CEST to hear from Ariana Day Yuen, Zhafri Zainudin, Elise van Middelem and Briana Warner.
Africa
What Burkina Faso can teach us about forest restoration
Researchers looked at dozens of projects working to restore degraded land in the landlocked West African country. This is what they found.
The Ocean
This ‘citizen science’ project means anyone can help map the Great Barrier Reef - from the comfort of home
The global community is being enlisted to assess the health of Australia’s famous reef system, in a unique project that hopes to offer solutions for at-risk reefs around the world.
Circular Economy
This start-up has developed a way for businesses to quickly compost food waste
Composting food waste into fertilizer can be a lengthy process – but this Malaysian start-up has found a way to do it in just 24 hours.
Circular Economy
This is how CO2 can be transformed into food for animals
A UK start-up is converting an industrial greenhouse gas into protein that can be fed to livestock, reducing the need for resource-sapping traditional animal feeds.
Forests
These 3 start-ups are bringing cutting-edge tech to forest restoration
From algorithms and AI to drones and data, here are some of the innovative solutions being deployed to slow the annual global loss of 15 billion trees.
Circular Economy
17 innovations accelerating the transition to a circular economy
The world faces unprecedented challenges caused by our current approach to production and consumption. These innovators think they have the solutions to change that.
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This company recycles gold from electronic waste
New Zealand company Mint Innovation is using microbes to extract valuable metals like gold from powdered electronic waste.
Circular Economy
This start-up is recycling abandoned wooden homes in Baltimore
The Baltimore Wood Project reclaims wood from empty properties to create a circular economy - repurposing material, reducing landfill waste and providing much-needed jobs.
Information Technology
This Latin American tech giant wants to restore nearly 7,500 acres of rainforest
Mercado Libre is putting part of its sustainability bond toward forest restoration projects. One aims to restore 7,500 acres and more than 1 million trees.