Biodiversity and Human Rights – Exposing corporate power, strengthening people’s struggles
The global biodiversity crisis must be understood not only as an ecological emergency but as a profound crisis of justice.…
The Green Trap of Debt-for-Nature Swaps
Debt-for-nature swaps (DNS) are often presented as mutually beneficial solutions: easing debt burdens for countries in the Global South while…
Biodiversity Offsets and Credits: Frequently Asked Questions
Biodiversity offsets and credits are currently being promoted as mechanisms to channel financial resources towards biodiversity protection. But a growing…
Biodiversity and agroecology: Defending life against agribusiness
Agrocommodities, produced at an industrial scale through the agro-industrial model, are a driving force behind biodiversity loss and the climate…
Climate and Biodiversity in Freefall. How Policy Failures Accelerate the Polycrisis
Climate change is affecting biodiversity in multiple ways, while biodiversity loss is simultaneously taking a toll on the climate. This…
Rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities to ensure the well-being of forests and biodiversity
Public policy recommendations – Traditionally managed forests in territories controlled by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) are a vital…