Global Waste Management Outlook

The Global Waste Management Outlook, a collective effort of the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Waste Management Association, is a pioneering scientific global assessment on the state of waste management and a call for action to the international community. Prepared as a follow up to the Rio+20 Summit and as a response to UNEP Governing Council decision GC 27/12, the document establishes the rationale and the tools for taking a holistic approach towards waste management and recognizing waste and resource management as a significant contributor to sustainable development and climate change mitigation. To complement the Sustainable Development Goals of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the Outlook sets forth Global Waste Management Goals and a Global Call to Action to achieve those goals

Taller de cine expandido en la nueva escuela argentina de la plata. Una propuesta lúdico-expresiva

El Taller de Cine Expandido es un proyecto pedagógico que forma parte del espacio de talleres extraprogramáticos para alumnos del Nivel Inicial y Nivel Primario de la Nueva Escuela Argentina, escuela laica y privada de la ciudad de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Stakeholders' collaboration in defining scenarios relating to agricultural soils, on the basis of trends in relevant drivers

Trabajo presentado en Internation Union of Soil Science (IUSS)-100 Years of Soil Science, celebrado en Florencia (Italia) del 19 al 21 de mayo de 2024.The SERENA Project (EJP SOIL) aims to improve the effectiveness of European environmental policies, and in particular those on soil health, through the analysis of soil threats and soil-based ecosystem services in European agricultural landscapes. The need for good agro-management practices and techniques to contribute to the improvement of soil health and to mitigate the effects of and adapt to anticipated global change scenarios have been widely recognized. The predicted effects of global changes make it necessary to properly inform stakeholders about risks under future scenarios. To contribute to the improvement of soil health and to mitigate and adapt to the effects of global changes, it is important that people are made aware of the benefits of sustainable cropping systems and the implementation of beneficial for the soil agromanagement practices and techniques. With information taken from literature and in collaboration with stakeholders, this study focuses on defining the relevant scenarios for agricultural soils. The main drivers of change considered are climate change, demographic trends, changes in land use/land cover as well as land management. Stakeholders have been asked to identify potential mitigation entry points and have been offered the possibility to share their opinions and expertise on the outcome of the scenario analysis and the resulting implications for soil health and ecosystem services. The results indicate that further consideration must be given to how best to raise awareness among stakeholders on aspects of soil health. Here especially, the importance of soil threats and soil ecosystem services in maintaining soil health should be acknowledged. The scenario co-creation process with stakeholders plays a key role in evaluating the effectiveness of soil related policies in striving to achieve national and global environmental targets, including Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals, the provisions given in the Rio Conventions, in the European Green Deal, and the proposals contained in the new EU Soil Law

Development of sustainable land management policies and practices in five selected countries from 1960 to 2010.

ABSTRACT Since the 1930s there has been worldwide concern about the effects of land degradation. After the problems experienced in the Dust Bowl in the USA, much attention was paid to soil and water conservation in both developed and developing countries. Initially Governments have stimulated the establishment of physical control measures, such as terraces and check dams, and reforestation. This was achieved through top-down regulations, and Forestry Departments were often in charge of the implementation. Subsequently the measures were implemented through more specialised agencies, and later with incentives, such as food aid. In some cases farmers were mobilised to work together on the establishment of the measures. Because of the low success rate of this top-down approach with line interventions, it was realised that a more participatory approach had to be followed. And the emphasis then shifted to area interventions such as cover crops, mulching and composting. In some countries voluntary ways of collaboration between farmers were developed. More recently Conservation Agriculture has been promoted, focusing on less soil disturbance, continuous land cover and crop rotations. This paper analyses whether and to what extent countries have followed such general trends in their soil and water conservation policies, since the 1990s often referred to as sustainable land management, or whether countries have also followed their own specific strategies. A historical (1960-2010) and comparative analysis of the development of these sustainable land management policies and practices is made in five selected countries (Indonesia, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Spain and Bolivia). Keywords: soil and water conservation, sustainable land management, policies, approaches, practice

Perforación duodenal espontánea en paciente intervenido de prostatectomía radical

Radical prostatectomy is a well known treatment for prostate cancer, with a low incidence of early postoperative complications. Our case is a 54 year old patient diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 3+3=6 with 8 ng/ml of PSA, treated by retropubic prostatectomy, who suffered spontaneous perforation of the duodenum. We chose a conservative management, resolved in 30 days. When dealing with a surgical patient all kinds of complications must be taken into account by performing the minimum tests that will enable a sure diagnosis to be achieved. The usual treatment is surgery or conservative management, depending on the case and the patient

Priapismo maligno: un caso manejado de forma conservadora

Priapism is an urological emergency which requires investigation, especially to differentiate between ischemic and non-ischemic priapism. Initial management is carried out through aspiration and gasometry of blood from the corpus cavernosum. We report the case of a 69-year-old patient with urothelium carcinoma of the bladder T2 G3 and metastasis in urethra/corpus cavernosum who requested an emergency consultation because of edema and a penile erection lasting several days. Due to the poor prognosis and the imaging test, a conservative management was carried out

Connecting climate action with other sustainable development goals

The international community has committed to combat climate change and achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here we explore (dis)connections in evidence and governance between these commitments. Our structured evidence review suggests that climate change can undermine 16 SDGs, while combatting climate change can reinforce all 17 SDGs but undermine efforts to achieve 12. Understanding these relationships requires wider and deeper interdisciplinary collaboration. Climate change and sustainable development governance should be better connected to maximize the effectiveness of action in both domains. The emergence around the world of new coordinating institutions and sustainable development planning represents promising progress

Case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in kidney allograft: Conservative treatment

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acute necrotizing infection with gas in the kidney and perinephric space that carries a bad prognosis. Apart from its predisposing clinical entities, diabetes mellitus and immune-incompetence are quite common in patients with this infection. We report a case of a 53-year-old kidney transplant recipient diabetic male, suffering from recurrent fever, abdominal pain and nausea episodes. Immediate broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered and percutaneous drainage was performed after the diagnosis. The bacteria involved were Stahpylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli. After 4 weeks of antibiotic treatment and abscesses drainage, the case was resolved. Consecutives urine cultures and ultrasonographies confirm the complete resolution of the disease. We discuss the predisposing factors, clinical presentation and management