New UN report calls for wide-ranging innovations and integrative policies
The world is not on track to achieve internationally agreed environmental targets, such as those outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. To get on track, wide...
‘Prosperity all-round: Sustainable Development Goals feature prominently on the international stage’, by Janez Potočnik (UNEP-IRP)
Will the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide direction for our national policy processes? Will the SDGs help to strike a balance between public values and economic, social and ecological...
Visualising the complex cohesion between global sustainability challenges
The publication People and the Earth, with 23 infographics on the United Nations’ goals for sustainable development, was launched during an event at the Museon in The Hague. The global challenges...
The New Economy: Aligning Growth, Climate Action and Sustainable Development
Can the Paris Climate Agreement be combined with economic growth? What is the role of financial institutions in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy? On Tuesday 30 May 2017, Manish Bapna...
EU nature policies become more effective if they link more closely to the wide variety of people’s values
Halting biodiversity loss is an important and persistent problem. The occurrence of many species in the EU is expected to further decline between now and 2050. Taking the variety of people’s...
Survey shows: Europeans have a broad conception of nature
According to a recent survey, Europeans have a broad conception of nature. For them, anything from primeval forests, birds of prey and swamps, to forest plantations, garden plants and large crop...
Nature provides all kinds of goods and services that offer economic opportunities, such as a water, food, building materials and recreation areas. However, this 'natural capital' is under pressure due...
Ambitious set of sustainability targets can be met
'The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human...
'Rio as World Exhibition', spoken column at 'Rio aan de Maas' festival in Rotterdam
Yes, I will be going to Rio. I am going to Rio to see the future. Because Rio+20 is more than a regular conference – it is a World Exhibition. Rio+20 is synonymous with the future, but the meeting of...
Roads from Rio+20: pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050
Sufficient food for the entire world population while conserving biodiversity. Universal access to modern energy sources while limiting global climate change and air pollution. The report Roads from...