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This study emphasizes the critical need for culturally sensitive research and targeted interventions to address the high rates of high-lethality suicide attempts among indigenous populations, particularly in Colombia's Embera community. It highlights how understanding cultural, social, and environmental factors is essential for developing effective prevention strategies tailored to these vulnerable groups.

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Gioia Falcone, Christopher S. Brown, Isa Kolo, David Banks, Orestis Angelidis, Chapter 7 - Geothermal production, injection, and storage engineering, Editor(s): Silviu Livescu, Birol Dindoruk, Geothermal Energy Engineering, Elsevier, 2025, Pages 181-220.

The chapter aligns with UN SDGs 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 13 (Climate Action) by advocating for the use of geothermal technologies to provide clean, sustainable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the transition to a more sustainable energy future.

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Philip J. Ball, Graham Banks, Mikenna Montgomery, Juan Carlos Afonso, Chapter 12 - Global screening for superhot rock geothermal energy: Geodynamic settings, prospective heat endowment and extraction techniques, Editors: Silviu Livescu, Birol Dindoruk, Geothermal Energy Engineering, Elsevier, 2025, Pages 379-462.

This chapter supports UN SDGs 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 13 (Climate Action) by advancing the understanding and utilization of geothermal resources to promote sustainable and clean energy solutions, contributing to climate change mitigation efforts.

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Arévalo, Benavides & Ochoa-Correa, Towards Future Smart Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewables: Emerging Technologies, New Tools, and Case Studies, 2025, Pages 213-237

This chapter aligns with SDGs 7, 11, and 10, by offering a case study on renewable energy and rural electrification in Ecuador, in the context of socioeconomic challenges and climate change, whilst also drawing on other examples from developing countries elsewhere.

The article highlights the potential of AI to support SDGs related to responsible consumption and production (Goal 12), and climate action (Goal 13).

This study evaluates Child Aid’s innovative teacher training program in rural Guatemalan indigenous schools, which combines workshops, instructional coaching, and provision of children’s literature to enhance reading comprehension and critical thinking.

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Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Volume 151, January 2025

This study enhances our understanding of groundwater recharge in arid regions, offering new insights for sustainable groundwater management.
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The Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge is a collaboration between the Elsevier Foundation, a non-profit focused on inclusive research and health funded by Elsevier and Elsevier's Chemistry journals.  The Challenge represents a commitment from Elsevier to uncover practical, scalable solutions to specific issues caused by climate change in global South communities thereby advancing both Climate Action (SDG13) and Gender Equity (SDG5).

Marine conservation and sustainable fisheries require diversified funding sources to align with Sustainable Development Goals. This study examined seven Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) and seven community marine reserves in Mexico, spanning 60 months.
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Air Pollution, Air Quality, and Climate Change, 2025, Pages 175-197

By addressing the health, energy, urban, climate, and environmental aspects of air pollution and climate change, the article supports the achievement of SDG 13: Climate Action and SDG 15: Life on Land.

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