from Amy Green, IASS Global Soil Forum Now that the International Year of Soils (IYOS) has passed, it is a good opportunity to take stock on the state of soil awareness. The IYOS channeled a great deal of energy into…
Land Degradation Endangers Livelihoods and Climate The land on our planet is rapidly degrading, causing a chain reaction of loss of livelihood, hunger, land-use change, higher greenhouse gas emissions, and human migration. A recent scientific study on global land degradation…
Authors Matheus Zanella and Jessica Duncan comment on the change direction at the recent UN Committee on Food Security (CFS) meeting. Has the organization once at the vanguard of inclusiveness lost its ambition?
Katleen De Flander, IASS Global Soil Forum Five days of intense action and discussions with a group of about 15 critical urban minds from all over the world – our first urban LAB took place from September 14-18, 2015 in…
This article by Jes Weigelt first appeared in GAIA 3/2015.
By Adele Jones, Sustainable Food Trust, published on 1 May 2015
By the Sustainable Food Trust, published on 30 April 2015
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…
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…
by Katleen De Flander January 16, 2015 The German Climate Action Goal for 2050 foresees an 80 to 95 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases compared to 1990. If we are to take this goal seriously, I believe there are…