Waste Exports: The rubbish dump is closed Published: 4 November 2019 Plastic Atlas What to do with your unwanted plastic bottles and bags? Simple: send them somewhere else. Until recently, much of the developed world’s hard-to-recycle waste was shipped off to China. That is no longer an option. By Claire Arkin
Plastic Atlas demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis and solutions for a zero waste future Published: 31 October 2019 Press Release 49 detailed infographics over 19 chapters cover many aspects of plastic production, consumption and disposal.
"Reproductive Rights in El Salvador" Published: 29 October 2019 Video This short documentary tells the story of women fighting for reproductive justice in El Salvador, where abortion is illegal under any circumstances.
A “Feminist” Ethiopia? What’s Really Behind the Country’s Recent Reforms? Published: 29 October 2019 Analysis The reforms of Ethiopia's Prime Minister, including a cabinet with 50 percent women ministers, have attracted interest in his country and beyond. What has really changed for the population? By Zemdena Abebe
The Stakes of the Local Government Elections in Hungary Published: 11 October 2019 Analysis On October 13, local government elections will be held in Hungary. No election campaign has ever been as rude as this one. Who will benefit from this phenomenon?
The Wrong Man in the Wrong Place Published: 9 October 2019 Analysis After the rejection of László Trócsányi, the first candidate of the illiberal Hungarian PM for the European Commission, the country’s acting ambassador to the EU, Olivér Várhelyi, was soon afterwards nominated by Viktor Orbán to the position. By Benedek Jávor
‘How dare you?’: Pledges announced at the Climate Action Summit won’t do enough Published: 4 October 2019 Analysis “Climate Week” in New York has wrapped up. Here Peter Riggs of the Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance (CLARA) analyzes some of the most significant commitments from last week’s Summit, with special emphasis on commitments coming out of the ‘Nature Based Solutions’ workstream. By Peter Riggs
Valuation and monetisation of nature – No thanks! Published: 29 November 2016 We don’t need any “reconciliation of the economy and ecology”. Instead, we should be saying no to destructive and exploitative projects and policies - and yes to a repoliticisation of environmental debate. By Barbara Unmüßig
The Swedish Feminist Foreign Policy Published: 20 September 2019 Analysis In 2015 Sweden announced to adopt a feminist foreign policy, making it the first country in the world to implement this aspect in the work of Swedish foreign affairs. What happened since then? By Johan Frisell
High Expectations from ‘Nature Based Solutions’ during the Climate Action Summit Published: 18 September 2019 Background This one-day event in New York is intended to spur new commitments from countries, and greater overall ambition in achieving under-two-degree warming pathways. Peter Riggs, from the international network CLARA, tells how to evaluate the commitments. By Peter Riggs