Canada’s feminist vision for the G7 and beyond Published: 12 February 2019 Analysis How to lobby the G7 countries to implement feminist policies? Canadian civil society organizations are pushing participation from the global south to highlight voices often not heard. Beth Woroniuk
Staring into the Brexit void Published: 11 February 2019 Blog The question keeps returning: What's next with Brexit? If the UK would like to opt for an Art. 50 extension, it will first have to ask the European Council where all 27 Member States would have to agree unanimously. The British Government undertook and takes a long walk from fantasy to reality...
Coal Commission Final Report – Assessment Published: 18 February 2019 Comment Stefanie Groll takes a look at the long awaited report, which is considered the onset of the coal exit in Germany. What does the report propose for climate protection, structural change, workers, and industries? Dr. Stefanie Groll
Organic Farming: Buzzing and chirping vs. sprays and silence Published: 3 June 2020 Insect Atlas Organic farming focuses on maintaining soil fertility and biodiversity. But for an insect-friendly future, the whole farm landscape will have to change. Katrin Wenz
Pests and beneficals: maintaining a balance Published: 27 May 2020 Insect Atlas To limit the damage that insect pests cause to crops, we call on their natural enemies – mostly other insects. Biological pest control is all the more successful if diversity is higher. Henrike von der Decken
La agroecología campesina: La Vía Campesina en acción por las soluciones climáticas Published: 30 January 2019 El realismo radical para la justicia climática – una respuesta de la sociedad civil al desafío de mantener el límite del calentamiento global en 1.5°C.
Agroécologie paysanne – La Via Campesina en action: des solutions pour le climat Published: 30 January 2019 Le coffret Réalisme radical pour la justice climatique – Une réponse de la société civile au défi de limiter le réchauffement climatique à 1,5°C .
Media Capture Central European Style Published: 31 January 2019 With foreign owners leaving the market, Central European oligarchs are buying whatever they can get their hands on. The region is an object lesson in how vested interests can create a quasi-media monopoly on information. Krisztián Simon
Cutting Corners on Consent Published: 28 January 2019 A new UN agreement requires organizations seeking to release gene-drive organisms to obtain the “free, prior, and informed consent” of potentially affected communities. Zahra Moloo
Rethinking the Mobility (and Immobility) of Queer Rights in Southeast Asia: A Provocation Published: 26 December 2018 Background Seventy years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly. While all human beings are deemed born automatically free with equal rights, the very definition of human itself in practice is not always neutral. Hendri Yulius