SHARE        Saturday, November 24, 2012
Uncertain Role of Extractive Reserves in Conservation Extractive reserves are a step in the right direction, as local stakeholders are integrated into the decision-making process, improving conservation and development. If governance of extractive reserves can be improved, the reserves may well be a success story for all parties. But until then, their impact remains unclear.

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Sustainable Transportation gains momentum at Rio+20 As an increasingly urbanized world adds the next billion urban residents in a little more than a decade, it could not be timelier for this paradigm shift in transportation to unfold.

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Green Jobs on the Rise Government support of green goods and services, and increasing consumer demand for these goods will be vital to their competitiveness in the market. Developing green goods and services will bolster preparedness for climate change and buffer the rising costs of energy into the future.

SHARE        Friday, August 24, 2012
Multi-stakeholder engagement ensures sustainable energy for all Sustainable Energy for All is a call to action to safeguard our collective future. All stakeholders must work together in order to achieve a broad-based transformation of the world's energy systems over the next twenty years.

SHARE        Thursday, August 23, 2012
Red Gold: Mining Governance in Chile To ensure the development of an extractive industry that will combat economic disparities and address energy insecurity in Chile, the government must prioritize the active inclusion of all stakeholders.

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Desperately Seeking: A Sustainable, Climate-Friendly Food System How can the global food system be made sustainable, equitable, and, crucially, climate-compatible? This means agriculture that's resilient amid the impacts of climate change, such as drought, erratic rainfall, and extreme temperatures, and that doesn't produce enormous amounts of greenhouse gases.

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Leading by Example: The Dutch Prepare for Climate Change Policymakers are prone to address immediate concerns, such as the economic recession, but such governance will lead us headfirst into a catastrophic future, especially as continued growth currently depends on producing more greenhouse gases. By focusing on long-term strategies governments can implement the systemic changes necessary to ensure a secure and prosperous planet.

SHARE        Friday, August 10, 2012
Rio+20: A move towards more sustainable transportation Sustainable transportation options for the urban poor reduce harmful emissions caused by transportation. With additional international support and funding under the MDB commitment at Rio+20, developing countries will find it easier to shift their development of transportation from emphasizing rapid motorization and car-dependence to instead fostering public transport options.

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Management Education: Planting the Seeds of a Sustainable Society Today, most companies consider and measure financial performance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators as separate domains. However, under increasing public pressure and government mandates to act with greater transparency on ESG issues, forward-thinking executives have begun creating strategies and related values for both shareholders and society.

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Millions Made Insecure by Land Grabbing As food prices soar and countries feel increasing pressure, governments are buying or leasing large swaths of land for agricultural purposes, a practice known as "land grabbing."

SHARE        Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Elinor Ostrom's legacy While Rio+20 may have failed to produce any major agreements, Elinor Ostrom's rich body of work provides hope through the innovation and collaboration of stakeholders. Let us honor her legacy by working collectively to manage our greatest common resource, Planet Earth.

(3 comments) SHARE        Friday, July 27, 2012
Climate Refugees: A Human Cost of Climate Change As more people become climate refugees, the world must provide humanitarian aid and legal protection to these people, who had little role in contributing to the problem in the first place. One of the tragedies of climate change is that impoverished and disenfranchised people will bear the consequences of actions executed by wealthy nations.

(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, July 26, 2012
Eroding U.S. Federal Oversight of Genetically Engineered Crops Without strong federal action on genetic engineering, regional and local governments must take steps to improve government oversight of GE crops, thus protecting consumers and the environment. State governments and citizens must push for increased oversight through proactive legislation to defend consumer rights, improve access to GE crop information, and pass progressive policies at the national level.

SHARE        Friday, July 20, 2012
Copenhagen Aspires to be the First Carbon Neutral Capital in the World On the 23rd of August, 2012, it is expected that a majority of votes at the Copenhagen City Council will pass the CPH 2025 Climate Plan with the ambition of carbon neutrality by 2025. Despite the meagre results of the international COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen a few years ago, the city has kept on focusing on the consequences of climate change and now wants to lead the way towards a carbon neutral future.

SHARE        Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Voluntary Commitments--The Way Forward After Rio+20? The Rio+20 conference has been seen by many as largely a failure, given a tepid official statement that avoided any meaningful new action on behalf of sustainable development. While others argue that the world doesn't need another international treaty, and instead individual commitments are the way forward -- and emerged from Rio+20.

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Growing a Climate Resilient Food System By 2050, an estimated 9 billion people will populate the planet--2 billion more people than today. Feeding this ever-growing population will be increasingly difficult as governments delay action to address food insecurity.

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Every Building Should Be Sustainable, Not Just Green We must push our governments to challenge industry and educate consumers, not ask them to be more lenient. Both small steps and quantum leaps are required on the road to the future that we want. And given their important role in all of our lives, the sustainability of buildings is crucial.

SHARE        Thursday, July 12, 2012
Addressing population growth for a sustainable future By implementing policies that defend human rights, promote education, and reflect the true economic and environmental costs of childbearing, the world can halt population short of the 9 billion that so many analysts expect.

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Mobile technology's role in a sustainable future A sustainable future will be one that balances technology with other innovative solutions, including many that are relatively simple and inexpensive to implement.

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Societal Transformation: How Radical Does It Need to Be? Global resource consumption has increased 10x since 1900. This article examines how society might shift in order to ensure a sustainable future and protect resources for upcoming generations.