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The potential contribution of end-of-life fishing nets, lines and ropes to a circular economy: the Namibian perspective 报废渔网、渔线和渔绳对循环经济的潜在贡献：纳米比亚的视角

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1356265

Victoria Ndinelago Erasmus, Fillemon Nadhipite Johannes, Nangula Amutenya, Neil A. James

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On sustainable land rent 关于可持续地租

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1360061

Ünsal Özdilek

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Unveiling the truth: greenwashing in sustainable finance 揭开真相：可持续金融中的绿色清洗

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1362051

Juan Dempere, Ebrahim Alamash, Paulo Mattos

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Unlocking success: key elements of sustainable business models in the wooden multistory building sector 开启成功之门：木制多层建筑领域可持续商业模式的关键要素

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1364444

E. Nagy, J. Jussila, L. Häyrinen, K. Lähtinen, C. Mark-Herbert, R. Toivonen, A. Toppinen, Anders Roos

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Transforming waste management methods: a Dutch Airport’s journey toward a circular economy through baseline measurements and strategic priority setting 转变废物管理方法：荷兰机场通过基线测量和战略重点设定实现循环经济的历程

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1356041

Anne van der Tuin-Rademaker, Elisabeth Tschavgova, Christian van Maaren, Sara Solis, Saro Campisano, Sonja van Dam

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Assessing the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains: a perspective from the smallholder cocoa farmer 评估德国《供应链中的企业尽职义务法》：小农可可种植者的视角

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1376619

Sarah Katharina Kraft, Matthew Quayson, Florian Kellner

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Editorial: What is a waste? A potential resource to favor a sustainable transition. Evidence from the practice 社论：什么是废物？有利于可持续转型的潜在资源。来自实践的证据

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1417256

Idiano D’Adamo, Davide Settembre-Blundo

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The significance of global nature-based education to ensure a sustainable world: an urgent need for change 全球自然教育对确保世界可持续发展的意义：迫切需要变革

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1379223

Tania Du Plessis, Gillian Postlewaight

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Editorial: Novel insights into the Green Deal and its strategies for circular economy 社论：绿色交易及其循环经济战略的新见解

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-03-27 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1368774

M. Kļaviņš, Marzena Smol, J. Kruopienė

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Beneficial use of sediments to restore a Chesapeake Bay marsh island 有益利用沉积物恢复切萨皮克湾沼泽岛

Frontiers in Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1359721

Jenny Davis, Paula Whitfield, Ryan Giannelli, Rebecca R. Golden, Michael Greene, Leanne Poussard, Matthew Whitbeck

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