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Mónica Guxens: "Our cities need a radical change to protect children's brains"

The Catalan researcher gave her talk entitled Environmental Exposure and Brain Development: What we Know and Forthcoming Challenges in one of the Conversations Environmental Framework Program 2030, within the free open days organized by the Donostia Sustainability Forum.

The Catalan researcher gave her talk entitled Environmental Exposure and Brain Development: What we Know and Forthcoming Challenges in one of the Conversations Environmental Framework Program 2030, within the free open days organized by the Donostia Sustainability Forum.
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Climate change, loss of biodiversity and bioethics, accessible to all citizens

After a flourishing three years, Donostia Sustainability Forum has reviewed its strategy and launched the new website, along with the autumn programme.

After a flourishing three years, Donostia Sustainability Forum has reviewed its strategy and launched the new website, along with the autumn programme.
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Business, human rights and sustainability

Fernanda Hopenhaym, member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, held a conference entitled “La sostenibilidad, la empresa y los derechos humanos”. The talk was followed by a dialogue between the main speaker and José Antonio Rodríguez Ranz, Vice-Minister of Human Rights, Memory and Cooperation of the Basque Government; and Juanjo Álvarez, Professor of International Law at the University of the Basque Country. The dialogue was introduced and moderated by Mikel Mancisidor, member of the UN Committee on ESCR.

Fernanda Hopenhaym, member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, held a conference entitled “La sostenibilidad, la empresa y los derechos humanos”. The talk was followed by a dialogue between the main speaker and José Antonio Rodríguez Ranz, Vice-Minister of Human Rights, Memory and Cooperation of the Basque Government; and Juanjo Álvarez, Professor of International Law at the University of the Basque Country. The dialogue was introduced and moderated by Mikel Mancisidor, member of the UN Committee on ESCR.
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Pharmaceutical contamination: the invisible pollution that threatens the environment

<p> The presence of so-called emerging pollutants in the environment is nothing new. Pesticides, pharmaceuticals for human and animal use, cosmetic products, nanoparticles from industrial activities, micro and nanoplastics and illegal drugs often appear in the environment, usually through water pollution, and their effects on ecosystems are just beginning to be studied.&nbsp;</p>

The presence of so-called emerging pollutants in the environment is nothing new. Pesticides, pharmaceuticals for human and animal use, cosmetic products, nanoparticles from industrial activities, micro and nanoplastics and illegal drugs often appear in the environment, usually through water pollution, and their effects on ecosystems are just beginning to be studied. 

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