Resources: not depleted, but expensive
Current high prices of food, oil and many other resources are indications of increasing scarcity. This scarcity, however, has little to do with stock depletion. Badly functioning markets and wrong...
View ArticleRoads from Rio+20: pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050
Sufficient food for the entire world population while conserving biodiversity. Universal access to modern energy sources while limiting global climate change and air pollution.
View Article'Rio as World Exhibition', spoken column at 'Rio aan de Maas' festival in...
Yes, I will be going to Rio. I am going to Rio to see the future. Because Rio+20 is more than a regular conference – it is a World Exhibition. Rio+20 is synonymous with the future, but the meeting of...
View ArticleAmbitious set of sustainability targets can be met
'The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human wellbeing.
View ArticleThe New Economy: Aligning Growth, Climate Action and Sustainable Development
Can the Paris Climate Agreement be combined with economic growth? What is the role of financial institutions in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy? On Tuesday 30 May 2017, Manish Bapna...
View ArticleVisualising the complex cohesion between global sustainability challenges
The publication People and the Earth, with 23 infographics on the United Nations’ goals for sustainable development, was launched during an event at the Museon in The Hague.
View Article‘Prosperity all-round: Sustainable Development Goals feature prominently on...
Will the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide direction for our national policy processes? Will the SDGs help to strike a balance between public values and economic, social and ecological...
View ArticleNew UN report calls for wide-ranging innovations and integrative policies
The world is not on track to achieve internationally agreed environmental targets, such as those outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.
View ArticleFive global environmental assessments, one call for enhanced action
Increasing climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation are threatening the well-being of present and future generations. Current global policy efforts are insufficient to achieve the agreed...
View ArticleNew interactive site shows challenges for deltas and explores options for...
River basins and deltas are hotspot landscapes because they are home to large — and in developing countries growing — populations that depend on the many ecosystem services these systems provide.
View ArticleNew framework of indicators for achieving Sustainable Development Goals fills...
In 2015, UN member states agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to pursue global sustainable development. They include combating poverty and hunger and promoting responsible consumption and...
View ArticleInfographic presentations illustrate coherent approaches for global...
The world is looking for ways to navigate challenges, such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, food security and biodiversity loss, in order to safeguard current and future global well-being.
View ArticleBetter policy design for sustainable land management
The land use sector can play a major role in achieving the binding EU target of climate neutrality by 2050. It has more potential for carbon sequestration than any other sector and is in fact already...
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