SDG14
Life Below Water

Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, end overfishing and illegal fishing, conserve coastal and marine areas consistent with national and international law, and reduce unnecessary plastic usage.

Plastic Reduction Campaign in NYCU

Our school has been collaborating with the Ministry of Environment since 2022 to develop the “Reduction in the Use of Disposable Tableware and Packaging Drinking Water Implementation Plan.” We have organized plastic reduction seminars to raise sustainability awareness among students and faculty members. We have advise campus businesses to offer

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Recycling of brine in desalination plants – extracting valuable chemicals

High energy consumption and brine discharge are two ongoing issue with the construction of desalination facilities. The issue of brine discharge and the reuse of brine resources has been a continuous concern of fishermen and environmental protection groups. To this end, the NYCU Environmental Techonology & Smart System Research Center

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Flooding and Wild Creek Remediation Controversies in Taiwan has Finally been Published in International Journals

Mei-Fang Fan from Institute of Science, Technology and Society, who has long studied environmental justice and deliberative democracy, emphasized the importance of incorporating a diversified communication and dialogue to environmental governance, linking the importance of micro-and macroscopic perspectives by considering spatial scales so that the case study can be successfully

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Service Learning During the Pandemic: Implementing NYMU’s School Anthem

Photo provided by Dr. Wei-Ming Chen The New Taipei City Wanli Beach Dingliao Beach cleaning activity co-organized with the Taiwan Environmental Information Association in December 2018 (Photo provided by the Assistant Team of Yangming Campus)   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, National Yang-Ming University (NYMU; which merged

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Nanliao Hydraulic Startup Hub & Emergency Seawater Desalination Plant

Taiwan is subject to the effects of climate change, particularly water scarcity, which is highly detrimental to the development of multiple industries. In addition to the conservation of freshwater resources, efforts should be made to develop seawater desalination with the objective of establishing a stable water source. By reducing the

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Every Drop of Water is Indispensable in Times of Water Scarcity: Is There an Optimal Ratio of Reclaimed Water to Desalinated Water?

CSR@CW interviewed Professor Huang Chih-pin, Director of the Environmental Technology & Smart System Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU). Professor Huang was invited to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of reclaimed and desalinated water as emerging water resources and provide suggestions for Taiwan’s water policies. The development

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