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Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
The global minimum tax is reshaping investment incentives, requiring countries to redesign policies to protect revenue and support sustainable investment.
Advanced fertilizers improve soil fertility, reduce nutrient losses and runoff to waterways related to fertilizer use, and enhance nutrient use efficiency.
Transforming tax administration with business intelligence enhances transparency, efficiency, and progress toward the sustainable development goals.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Invest in economic sectors that are more likely to generate more productive jobs.
Shifting to circular approaches can deliver economic gains while helping address food security and promote sustainable production and consumption.
In the People’s Republic of China, biogas plants supply electricity to livestock farms using their wastes and produce organic fertilizer for eco-farming.
Tech startups in agriculture, education, environment, and health have high potential for social impact but need a supportive ecosystem to thrive.