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Fiji is grappling with a significant plastic waste problem, resorting to open burning due to limited resources, despite the harmful effects on human and ecosystem health. Plastic pollution is a global issue, with microplastics found in marine life and plastic chemicals detected in drinking water and plants. Fiji is taking the lead in reducing plastic production and holding manufacturers accountable through a global treaty, but this poses challenges for Fiji Water, its largest export, which relies on plastic bottles. Plastic pollution is linked to adverse health outcomes, including rising cancer rates. Cleaning up plastic waste is challenging, and a global effort is needed. A recent report reveals that a quarter of Fiji's plastic waste is mismanaged, leading to pollution in rivers and oceans. Recycling is not practical due to the scattered islands and lack of facilities. Efforts are underway to draft a treaty to end plastic pollution, with some nations advocating for restrictions on production and a plastic tax. The treaty aims to prioritize human health and outlaw harmful chemicals in plastics. Eliminating disposable plastics and holding manufacturers responsible are crucial steps. Fiji Water has implemented a bottle-buyback program, but recycling involves shipping plastic abroad. A bottle-deposit scheme is being reviewed, but challenges remain in implementing it across all brands and in remote island communities. A proposed per-ton tax on virgin plastic is being considered to incentivize producers to use less plastic and take responsibility for their products. [Extracted from the article]

It is this combination of action-oriented research and passionate advocacy that has enabled Sala to be so effective, says Jennifer Jacquet, a fisheries researcher and visiting professor of environmental science at the University of Miami, who has co-authored papers with Sala. "The only way to get more from the ocean is to have more life in the ocean", says Sala. The Reef Warrior 2030: the oceans Enric Sala - marine ecologist, conservationist, and ocean advocate - is standing under a life-size replica of a Northern Atlantic Right Whale at the natural history museum in Washington, D.C., and the air outside is smudged with wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada. According to Sala, whale excrement, or, more precisely, the lack of it, has a role to play in the choking miasma that has forced my interview with one of the world's foremost ocean explorers indoors instead of out on a boat. [Extracted from the article]

The National Cotton Council argued that heat injuries weren't due to the work itself, but rather to "present-day luxuries such as air-conditioning … making it more difficult [for workers] to face the severe change in temperature" and "younger workers who are used to a more sedentary lifestyle." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommendations indicating how often a worker should rest and hydrate given a specific heat and humidity index, which could be the basis for new rules determining lengths and intervals of mandated paid breaks, says Juley Fulcher, Public Citizen's worker health and safety advocate. California saw a 30% decline in worker injuries after passing its heat bill, and all it takes is spending a day mowing the lawn in the hot sun to realize that heat can be a productivity killer. For an outdoor worker climbing a ladder, wielding a chain saw, or sitting behind the wheel of a 10-ton delivery vehicle, a minor episode of heat-stress-derived dizziness can turn into a major disaster. [Extracted from the article]

Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, in charge of World Cup preparations, employed only 35,000 workers at its peak, accounting for less than 2% of the country's migrant labor force over the past decade. Three years after Qatar started construction on the World Cup stadiums in 2011, the International Trade Union Confederation published an exposé warning that some 4,000 migrant workers would likely die before the opening match as a result of the country's exploitative labor practices. Under the Sun World Not long after the Gulf nation of Qatar was awarded the rights to host the 2022 World Cup soccer championships, Surendra Tamang hatched a plan to go. That said, even if those deaths are included, World Cup construction-site fatality rates are far lower than Qatar's work-site fatality rate as a whole, demonstrating that workers can be protected when it is made a priority. [Extracted from the article]

10 TRAILBL A ZERS GUIDING THE WORLD TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE PHOTOGRAPH BY CAMPBELL ADDY FOR TIME Soccer player Bukayo Saka in London PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE). [Extracted from the article]

Qaiser's quest to save Karachi's last intact mangrove forest comes against the backdrop of a growing global movement to preserve those that remain and replace what has been lost. Out there is the crowded coastal megacity of Karachi, where all but a few of the mangrove forests that once defined this Indus Delta port town have been chopped down, paved over, and developed into oceanview high-rises, golf courses, and container ports. Pakistan's Indus River Delta is home to hundreds of thousands of acres of mangroves, and the country boasts one of the most successful mangrove reforestation projects in the world. In Karachi, development is encroaching on mangroves, which have long protected the city from the impacts of climate change ON A RECENT TUESDAY MORNING, SEVERAL dozen Pakistani schoolchildren barreled down a wooden walkway into a thicket of mangroves. [Extracted from the article]

If the U.S. is to keep pace with Russia in the Arctic, says Schultz, it will need to increase its Arctic-capable fleet. In 2021, commercial tankers, equipped with special ice-hardened hulls, started transporting natural gas between Russia's Arctic-coast oil installations and Chinese ports in the middle of winter - a strategic advance that results in a timely lifeline for Moscow if European nations follow through on threats to cut off purchases of Russian gas because of the conflict in Ukraine. To Denise Michels, a Native Alaskan and, as Nome's former mayor, an early supporter of the port expansion, the project is more about protecting the community than profiting from climate change. The city of Nome, on Alaska's Bering Sea coast, has long been the home of adventurers, chancers, and the fiercely independent who would rather live off the land than do their shopping at Walmart. [Extracted from the article]

The article features products included in the 100 Best Inventions of 2021 list, which includes the Mosquirix malaria vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, Kuleana tuna from Kuleana, and Subdial free mobile emergency application from Big Human.

The article features the Maastricht, Netherlands-based startup Mosa Meet and its effort to produce affordable, cell-cultivated meat. The company uses peppercorn-size sample of muscle from Limousin cows to grow ground beef. According to the United Nations (UN), beef contributes to deforestation and greenhouse gases that are more potent than carbon dioxide. Mosa co-founder Mark Post claims that cellular agriculture will eliminate the environmental consequences of intensive cattle farming.

The article discusses the agenda for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021. The overall goal of the summit is to reduce the rising global temperature. One of the key agenda is improving the relationship of human beings with nature. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson will lead the effort to foster collaboration between businesses and civil society.

The article features next generation leaders in various sectors and their contributions for the future generation. It includes actor Timothé Chalamet, National Basketball Association player Bismack Biyombo, Ehtesab mobile application founder Sara Wahedi, and Made of Millions medical advisory board member and physician Chika Stacy Oriuwa.

The article examines the advantages and disadvantages of mining an amalgamation of nickel, cobalt, manganese and other rare earth metals called the polymetallic nodules from the floor of the central Pacific Ocean. Topics discussed include the claims of Metals Co. chief executive officer (CEO) Gerard Barron that the nodule is the easiest way to solve climate change, possible negative effect of mining according to conservationists, and the presence of life in the nodules.

The article discusses how climate migration brought about by flooding due to climate change has affected people in Kenya. It cites the case of the Rift Valley which is affected by flooding caused by rising waters at Lakes Baringo and Bogoria. An analysis by the Institute for Economics and Peace found that 24 million people are displaced annually by ecological disasters. It states that lack of planning for climate migrants could lead to overpopulation, increased pollution and sanitation issues.

The article focuses on the manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine at the facility of German Biotech company BioNTech in Marburg, Germany. The company worked in partnership with U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer to test and manufacture the vaccine. Co-founder Ugur Sahin recognized the need for the vaccine when he read a scientific paper in late January 2020 describing the first infection case in Wuhan, China. Details of how the vaccine is made are discussed.

The article focuses on Bobi Wine, a Ugandan politician who is running for presidency in the January 2021 elections in Uganda. Wine mentions that under President Yoweri Museveni, over 80 percent of Ugandans aged 15 to 29 work informally, live in poverty and no chance for a good education, which he attributes to a lack of leadership in the youth and corruption. Wine has a number of followers as a musician which he attempts to translate into political power.

The article focuses on the possibility of keeping the momentum of marine conservation efforts despite the huge distraction caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics covered include the commitment of environmentalists, scientists and policymakers to keeping the momentum going by resetting goals for a healthy ocean, the benefits of a revitalized ocean to the fight against climate change, and the need to change the human diet and adopt sustainable aquaculture methods.

The article features several people in the U.S. and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grocery-store clerk Wally Waugh recounted their precautionary practices to avoid contracting the disease. Also cited are the experiences of Doctor Craig Spencer, home health aide Tanya Lynne Robinson, and food rescue worker Clife Strand Jr.

The article features several admired or talented people included in "Time" magazine's Next 100 list for 2019. They include basketball player Zion Williamson, vlogger Emma Chamberlain, and musician Bobi Wine. Also mentioned are swimmer Regan Smith, playwright Jeremy O. Harris, and actress Keke Palmer.

The article offers brief profiles of leaders included in "Time" magazine's Next 100 list for 2019. They include Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Lauren Underwood, and Dan Crenshaw. Also mentioned are Pete Buttigieg, Elise Stefanik, Aly Raisman, Edward Leung, Tabata Amaral, Ayman Odeh, Vanessa Luna, and Rafaela Requesens.

The article features several innovators included in "Time" magazine's Next 100 list for 2019. They include Emily Weiss, Tristan Walker, and Paula Jofre. Also mentioned are Audrey Gelman, Nite Yun, Nat Turner, Zach Weinberg, Brian Armstron, Lilly Singh, Jess Morales, Rocketto, and Kotchakorn Voraakhom.

The article profiles 10 individuals identified by the periodical as being influential in areas such as politics, sports, and fashion. Individuals featured include musician Michael Omari, known as Stormzy, artist and fashion designer Selly Raby Kane, and professional skateboarder Aori Nishimura.

Rolando Galli says that his ski-lift operation, in the Italian Apennines resort of Abetone, is down €2 million ($2.15 million) compared with this time last year, because of a lack of snow this season. It's not the first time Europe's ski resorts have been without snow, but it's the first time that snow cannons, at least since they were first deployed in the '80s, couldn't make up for the shortfall because of high temperatures. THE BRIEF NEWS WHEN FELLOW SKIERS SENT AMADEO REALE PHOTOS OF churned mud and grassy slopes at their French and Swiss ski resorts in January, he shuddered in sympathy, but felt no sense of foreboding. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores an $8 billion dollar planting project to combat the effects of climate change in Senegal. The project is known as the Great Green Wall project and involved 399 volunteers from 27 countries. Spearheaded by the African Union and funded by the World Bank, the European Union, and the United Nations, the project will reforest 247 million acres of degraded land across the width of Africa with drought-resistant trees like acacia, hardy baobab and Moringa.

The article explores the city of Jacobabad, Pakisan, as of 2019, when the region is feeling the impact of global warming. Particular focus is given to distribute water and ice in the city. Other topics include how the city might be the hottest in the world, how climate change increases the likelihood of deadly heat waves, and insights on how heat impacts the body. A map looking at weather and climate changes in Asia is also offered.

The article offers travel tips for what the journal ranks as the 100 greatest places in the world including Leopard Hill at the Mara Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya, the Geosea Geothermal Sea Baths in Husavik, Iceland, and Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.

The article discusses inequality in South Africa in relation to the conditions of most Black people in the country. Topics include the residential segregation of Cape Town, South Africa, the lack of home ownership and transportation access for Black South Africans, and conflict on land expropriation between the Economic Freedom Fighters and African National Congress (ANC) political parties.

The article focuses on the issue of slavery and human trafficking in Africa. Topics include statistics provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, the influx of migrants arriving in Italy, and the impact forced labor has on global consumerism.

The article discusses the help that UNICEF agency midwives are providing to mothers and infants in places such as Nigeria where the childbirth-related maternal mortality rate is high, and it mentions an insurgency involving the Boko Haram Islamist group. Preventable deaths, midwife Stella Aneto, and Nigerian First Lady Aisha Buhari's maternal and infant death reduction platform are assessed. Midwife Kellu Dauda's work in Ngala, Nigeria is assessed.

The article profiles several young leaders who are participating in social change. Those profiled include Iraqi architect Basima Abdulrahman, South Sudanese musician and actor Emmanuel Jal, and Indonesian youth activist Rizky Ashar Murdiono. Also noted are Australian climate change activist Amelia Telford, Swedish disarmament activist Beatrice Fihn, and Liberian peace activist Gwendolyn Myers.

The article discusses various aspects of the individuals who participate in global migration as of 2019, and it mentions the experiences of migrants such as Violeta Monterroso and her husband Cándido Calderón who traveled from Guatemala to the U.S. America's asylum policy is addressed, along with migrants' efforts to secure better jobs, education, and medical care. Anti-immigrant political leaders in Germany, Sweden, and Italy are assessed.

The article discusses advocate Windie Jo Lazenko's efforts to help victims and survivors of sex trafficking in North Dakota, and it mentions the impact of hydraulic fracturing on sex trafficking in North Dakota as of 2019. Lazenko's personal experiences with prostitution are addressed, along with the use of the Internet for sex trafficking activities. Pimps, trafficking survivor Danielle Knoblauch, and drug abuse in North Dakota are assessed.

The article discusses social conditions of Syrian refugee women and children in Germany during the early 21st century, particularly the difficulties they face in assimilating, anti-immigrant sentiment in Germany, and political conditions in Germany concerning Syrian immigrants.

The article provides information on 50 inventions released in 2018 including a robotic arm from Panda, a location tracker from Lynq, and a biking helmet from Lumos Kickstart Helmet.

The article presents profiles of several individuals who are considered to be next generation leaders as of 2018, and it mentions the views of French soccer star Kylian Mbappé, U.S. television show host Hasan Minhaj, and medical device creator Arthur Zang from Cameroon. Saudi Arabian storyteller Fatima al-Banawi and Gaza Strip-based startup company creators Rasha Abu-Safeh and Bassma Ali. American actress and activist Amandla Stenberg's social media use is assessed.

The article presents profiles of the business enterprises that made it onto the journal's first annual list of Genius Companies in 2018, and it mentions entities that provide creative solutions for problems, as well as the consideration of factors such as originality, success, and ambition. The Walt Disney Co. entertainment firm's chairman Bob Iger is examined, along with the Nintendo Co. Ltd. video games company and the Nike Inc. sports apparel business.

Flouris is also developing a weather app that factors in local conditions to better inform workers, and their employers, on how to stay safe. Environmental physiologist Andreas Flouris of the University of Thessaly in Greece is leading the effort to apply hard science to labor policy, helping governments around the world establish rest and rehydration protocols for high-heat conditions. 44 • BEating the Heat Outdoor laborers are bearing the brunt of this summer's unprecedented heat. [Extracted from the article]

TIME 100 NEXT Advocates When John Chweya was 11 years old, a market fire in Kisumu, Kenya, destroyed his family's used-clothing business. In May, Chweya called for a more sustainable approach to plastic at a U.N. conference in Paris dedicated to ending plastic pollution. But wouldn't a binding global treaty that reduces plastic production put Chweya and millions of waste pickers out of a job?. [Extracted from the article]

But in a dangerous oversight, public-health tracking of the disease in the U.S. is limited, says Glaser, head of the CKDnt-advocacy organization La Isla Network. First documented in El Salvador's sugarcane workers 21 years ago, chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin (CKDnt) occurs among manual laborers working in high-heat conditions. Approximately 8% to 10% of workers with acute kidney injury (AKI) from heat will go on to develop CKDnt within 12 months, says Glaser. [Extracted from the article]

The Kenya-based financing platform offers underbanked African customers pay-as-you-go access to anything from e-bikes to fuel-efficient stoves and smartphones. "If you treat low-income people as customers, not charity cases", says co-founder and CEO Jesse Moore, "you can change the world." TIME 100 Companies Pioneers A customer needs a loan for a rooftop solar-power system. [Extracted from the article]

Nine years on, the company has scaled up - it is expecting to hit 1 million deliveries by the end of the year - and scaled out, conveying everything from Sweetgreen salads to prescription drugs for customers including Walmart, the Toyota Group, and GNC in the U.S., Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast. TIME 100 Companies Disrupters Zipline got its start in 2014 delivering emergency blood supplies to remote Rwandan villages by drone, saving hundreds of lives. In March, it unveiled its next-gen drone system featuring an autonomous droid lowered by a tether to the ground, adding precision in space and time: customers can schedule deliveries down to the second, to an area as small as a backyard patio table or a front step. [Extracted from the article]

TIME magazine has released its list of the best inventions of 2022, featuring 200 innovations that are transforming various aspects of our lives. Some notable inventions include BLK2FLY, a self-guided flying laser scanner that can capture detailed images of hard-to-reach places, and POLLY, a Wi-Fi-enabled device that provides audio feedback for visually impaired children learning braille. Other inventions include the ESPER HAND, an AI-powered robotic prosthetic, TENO, a portable light and Bluetooth speaker, and the HAPPY BOOST line of sunglasses that enhance colors. Additionally, HUGIMALS, weighted stuffed animals, and the SOUL CAP, a swim cap designed for Black swimmers, aim to provide comfort and inclusivity. UP PAINT is working to recycle unused paint, and OX DELIVERS is improving transportation for farmers in rural Rwanda. Lastly, ANALOGUE POCKET is a modernized version of the Game Boy handheld gaming console. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the economic and social significance of the discovery of a 709-carat diamond by miner Komba Johnbull to the village of Koryardu, Sierra Leone. It also discusses political corruption in Sierra Leone, financial illiteracy in the country, and what the money from the sale of the diamond can do for the country.

The article focuses on several aspects of law concerning women automobile drivers in Saudi Arabia. It mentions that the prohibition against female drivers in Saudi Arabia has been held up as evidence by critics of the ultraconservative kingdom that Saudi women were among the world's most repressed. It also mentions need for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman to encourage women for work.

The article discusses the use of drone aircraft (drones) in the medical industry as of 2018, and it mentions blood deliveries and the U.S.-based Zipline startup firm's launch of the world's first commercial drone delivery service involving medical supplies and hospitals in Rwanda. According to the article, Zipline is expanding its services to Tanzania and possibly Latin America. Drone aircraft blood deliveries in Switzerland are assessed.

The article provides profiles of 10 young leaders such as singer Arianna Grande, National Football League player Chris Long, and model Adwoa Aboah. Chess player Hou Yifan and Hausa-language author Farida Ado are assessed, along with stage actor Anthony Boyle who stars in the Broadway theatrical production "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." Long's charitable donations are examined, along with a terrorist attack outside one of Grande's music concerts in Manchester, England.

The article reports on the water restrictions in Cape Town in South Africa, citing an urban water crisis. It cites on the importance of cutting down water usage in the modern city by limiting to 13 gallons per person per day. The article also reports on Cape Town's government poor planning and bad crisis management with it's outdated water infrastructure that cannot keep up with the burgeoning population.

The article offers information on the Syrian refugee crisis in Thessaloniki, Greek. Topics discussed include refugee camps and temporary shelters scattered across Syria, Turkey and Greece; Minhel Alsaleh, an illiterate farmer who can barely speak Greek, will have to find a job in a nation with more unemployment rate; and Finding Home project for care of refugees by providing shelters.

The article focuses on several innovators who are using their positions of influence to create change. These include English Hollywood actor John Boyega. It cites Gurmehar Kaur, free-speech warrior and student at Delhi University's Ramjas College. It mentions Linda Mugaruka, the only female professional coffee taster in Congo.

The article focuses on declaration of German Chancellor Angela Merkel over allowing several refugees from Syria. Topics discussed include observation of an increment in asylum seekers presence at Germany under resettlement assistance of government; concerns for courts in Germany over processing deportation orders for refugees with rejection of their asylum appeals; and observation of an increase in an anti-immigrants in Germany.