Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

The problems with Glyphosate

Pesticides have often caused controversy because their detrimental side-effects were initially ignored and later intentionally played down. The most recent example is probably the herbicide Glyphosate/Roundup.

Our view

In search of humane solutions

Prosperous nations must stop shying away from the huge challenge of drafting better policies for migration and flight

Covid-19

EU should support IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines

Diverging vaccination rates show how brutally unequal the international community is

Migrants

When remittances account for one quarter of GDP

From the macro-perspective, labour migration from Nepal is of vital relevance and not simply “voluntary”

Wildlife

New fund for conservation areas

Many conservation areas in income-poor world regions need better funding. KfW Development Bank has established a new tool to address this issue

Wildlife

Biodiversity conservation areas need better funding

Humanity depends on a diverse natural world but many important conservation areas are underfunded, especially in developing countries

Borno state

Nigeria’s government wants to close IDP camps

In view of ongoing violence, displaced people in Borno state do not want to be sent home

Internal displacement

Internal displacement is a huge issue in Nigeria’s northeast

Multidimensional Lake Chad crisis has multiple impacts on Nigeria

Glasgow COP26

Climate crisis: 1.5° goal is alive, but comatose

COP26 decides to leave the most vulnerable people behind

Entrepreneurship

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Indian Ocean

Indigenous communities at risk

Tribal cultures and languages are disappearing from Andamans and Nicobars

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.