Publications
Our publications include more than traditional reports. They span formats such as StoryMaps, apps, photo essays and multimedia. Each one is designed to communicate complex environmental challenges in ways that are visual, engaging, and grounded in real-world impact.
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Mining and Mine Tailings in Asia
A preliminary examination of the management of mine tailings in Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, the Philippines, India, and Indonesia.
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Curbing River Plastic Pollution and empowering Nepal’s Informal Waste Sector
The RIPL project’s recommendations for policy and decisionmakers on preventing plastic pollution in Nepal by empowering informal recyclers
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Norwegian Blue Forests Network (NBFN) – Top Ten Trends from 2024
This report presents a selection of trends from 2024, as well as areas to watch in 2025 and beyond.
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Glaciers to Lakes, Lakes to Rivers
Exploring Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Norway and Pakistan.
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Blue Carbon 2
This report offers tools to help developing countries explore blue carbon as a financial mechanism.
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Awareness and Capacity-building for Women of the Informal Recycling Sector
Toolkit for Facilitators – First Edition
This publication aims to strengthen the capacities of women in the informal waste sector. -
Strengthening Conservation Policies and Actions: Biodiversity and Plastic Pollution in Sri Lanka
Navigate Sri Lanka’s biodiversity-plastics link with GRID-Arendal’s StoryMap: insights, visuals, and solutions for informed action.
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Integrating and strengthening policies and actions
Addressing biodiversity conservation and plastic pollution in Sri Lanka
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Increasing the visibility of the informal waste sector as part of a pathway towards a Just Transition
This paper presents the main findings of a project aimed at quantifying the contribution of the informal waste sector.
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Integrating The Informal Sector for a Stronger Repair Economy
Repair is key to the circular economy, but the informal sector, vital for preserving material value, is often overlooked in CE policies.
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Bridging The Gap
Designing Extended Producer Responsibility Frameworks to Accommodate and Advance Waste Pickers in the Global South
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Towards Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Nepal – Solutions for smallholder farmers
Presenting a holistic model of climate-resilient agriculture to inspire decision-makers to build better agricultural systems in Nepal.
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Economic case studies in the Virunga and Kyrgyz mountains
Comparing ‘Business-as-Usual’ farming vulnerable to climate change with climate-smart, sustainable farming.
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Waste management in remote areas: Arctic conundrums
Explore how remote communities tackle the challenges of waste management
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blueforests.info
Explore the Blue Forests Education site to learn about vital coastal ecosystems and their benefits through digital tools and training.
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sea-quester.eu
SeaQuester investigates carbon cycling in polar ecosystems emerging due to climate change, with a focus on blue carbon solutions.
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Environmental Impact of the Conflict in Gaza
The Preliminary Assessment provides a summary of what is known about the environmental impacts of the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip…
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Increase in Oxygen Depletion in the Marine Environment: Drivers and Recommendations
Examining published papers and available global data to understand the location, extent, and duration of coastal dead zone formation.
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Soil to Sea
Highlighting the urgency for innovative solutions that harmonise agricultural livelihoods with sustainable land management.
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Fair and inclusive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the Global South
This IKHAPP policy brief draws on existing knowledge and perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for fair and inclusive EPR schemes
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Who Knows It Feels It: A Waste Pickers’ Perspective for a Just Transition
This film follows the INC-3 event with waste pickers from Nairobi calling for a just transition in the light of the global plastic treaty.
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Connecting to find solutions – GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2023
GRID-Arendal’s Annual report 2023
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Second International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic & Sub-Arctic Region: Symposium Summary
Symposium Summary of the Second International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region
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Climate Impacts of Plastics
This report seeks to identify options for measures and strengthen governmental accountability in addressing the climate impacts of plastics.
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Plastic Action is Climate Action
These panels are part of the ‘Plastic Action is Climate Action’ Exhibition which was presented as part of UNEA-6.
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Norwegian Blue Forests Network (NBFN) – Top Ten Trends from 2023
The NBFN Top Ten Trends 2023 Report delves into key Norwegian, regional, and global shifts, showcasing progress and highlighting bottlenecks
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Plastic Action is Climate Action – Use and Reuse
The exhibition ‘Plastic action is climate acton’ – Use and Reuse
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Plastic Action is Climate Action – Waste Management
The exhibition ‘Plastic action is climate acton’ – Waste Management