Small island developing states control 30 per cent of all oceans and seas. But how can SIDS and the private sector build equitable and accountable partnerships for sustainable oceans?
Calling for the implementation of the promises set out in the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action, known by the shorthand SAMOA Pathway and the ambitions of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14), on conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, experts reiterated the importance of harnessing private sector collaboration to make it possible.
The state of the environment is one of the determining factors in the state of public health. From the environment we draw the resources we need for every day functioning - air, water, food. The unsatisfactory quality of these resources can immediately, or after some time, provoke a deterioration in our well-being, the development of various diseases, and even death.
Therefore, it is so important to monitor all changes in the
environment, because even the smallest and imperceptible failings
for the average person can lead to disruption of the natural
balance and the emergence of processes dangerous to the health of
the population.
To a large extent, this issue relates to landfills or so-called
landfills. Their harmful effects are not limited only to an
unpleasant odor, it is much more versatile and dangerous than it
seems at first glance. From landfills, the pollution process goes
in several directions at once: