Are the Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable?
2015 is going to be a pivotal year for sustainable development: a global climate agreement is due to be negotiated in Paris in December; under Germany’s presidency, the G7 Summit in June will address sustainable economic growth; and the 193…
Some Cautionary Tales for the International Year of Soils
First in series of guest Blogs from Ian Scoones You may not know, but 2015 is the International Year of Soils. Soils are of course vitally important for agriculture and livelihoods, but they often go unsung and are routinely uncared…
BodenWertSchätzen – Wettbewerb zum Schutz des Bodens
Der Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (RNE) veranstaltet gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) im Internationalen Jahr des Bodens 2015 den Wettbewerb „BodenWertSchätzen“, in dem innovative Ansätze und Praxisbeispiele zur Förderung eines nachhaltigen Umgangs mit Boden ausge-zeichnet werden. Weiterführende Informationen…
Secure Land Rights in the Post-2015 Agenda: IASS and Partners Publish Recommendations
The UN negotiations on new global Sustainable Development Goals got under way on Monday in New York. The fight against hunger and extreme poverty and the protection of the environment and biodiversity are among the main issues on the agenda….
The Global Fight against Soil Loss: IASS and Partners Launch the International Year of Soils
IASS Global Soil Forum Franziska Linz reports on the discussions at the German opening event of the International Year of Soils.