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Sustainability

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

Dasmani Laary

Ghana introduces emissions tax

Ghana has enacted a law that introduces an annual carbon levy on motor vehicles and industries. In doing so, the West African country becomes the third nation on the continent after South Africa and Mauritius to introduce a carbon tax.

Safe disposal
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee

Sal leaves: a traditional South Asian alternative to plastic

Producing sal-leaf tableware is no longer only an informal micro-scale business in India

Transformative agenda
Burkhard Hinz

115 plastic cups in the belly of a whale

Indonesia struggles with the waste of 280 million people. All too often, it ends up in the sea

Garbage
Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

How Mexican landfills become ganglands

Organised crime controls informal waste management in Mexico

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Overfished water body
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Uninforced fishing ban on world’s second deepest lake

Fish stocks must replenish, but moratorium would be painful in the short term

Environmental recovery
Joseph Maina

A campaign to plant more trees in Kenya

Kenya is pursuing an ambitious plan to reforest the land – the national tree cover ought to increase from 12 % to 30 % in the next ten years

Corporate power
Roli Mahajan

AI sector worries about what it is doing

A growing number of experts warn that artificial intelligence may be very dangerous

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Our view
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Appreciating the value of waste

We must transition fast to fair circular economies, either recycling or avoiding waste

Waste management
Sabine Schwab
Ellen Gunsilius

Circular economy is an opportunity for society

Transitioning to a circular economy is a key strategy to improve living conditions for people worldwide

Composting
Viane Kombe
David Kimaro
Stephan Klingebiel
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

High-impact partnership for waste management

The cities of Moshi in Tanzania and Tübingen in Germany have formed a climate partnership.

German policy
Birgit Pickel

Germany values respect, reciprocity and alliances

The BMZ response to James Shikwati’s criticism of its Africa strategy

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

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

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery