Are you interested in learning more about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Well, a new e-learning site from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has a bunch of online content to teach you all that you need to know! Here…
IASS, FAO and UNDP Highlight Resources to Protect Global Commons
February 2017: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam have produced a guide and animated film that offer “strategic guidance and inspiration” for the responsible governance of tenure of…
Governing tenure rights to commons responsibly: 12 strategies and illustrative cases from practice
New Guide and Animation Film offers strategic guidance and inspiration on how to secure tenure rights to commons based on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests Did you know that millions of…
Jump-starting the SDGs in Germany: natural resources and sustainable consumption and production
The time to act is now: Implementing the highly ambitious 2030 Agenda has to start without further delay at all levels. It offers a unique opportunity to transform development into sustainable development for all countries and all people. This video…
Towards Responsible Land Governance- Strategies for the Implementation of the Tenure Guidelines
Securing Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ land rights is an urgent matter – especially in light of increasing resource demands and related conflicts. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (Tenure Guidelines) provide…
PPN: Der Weg zur Nachhaltigkeit – Das Potsdamer IASS-Institut ist an der UN-Agenda 2030 beteiligt
11 May 2016
Video: Better save soil
Fertile soil forms the foundation of our modern societies. Although we should be doing everything we can to sustain it, when we look around us, we see a very different story. Both political initiatives and local actions are necessary to…
Video: Let’s Talk About Soil
Emphasizing the human dependence on soil
Pricey Bargains: Negative externalities
There are many reasons for these problems. One reason of particular importance is rooted deep in our economic system. This video explains it.
LAB2: Different Urbanisations
This is a documentation video of LAB2: ‘Different Urbanisations’ which served as an extension of the Critical Dialogues Series: the New Urban Agenda ‘on the ground’. This Series critically addresses topics of central importance to Habitat III from 1) an…