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Findings from a new eye-opening report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by WWF, spanning 54 countries that hold 80% of the world's population, reveal that we're entering a new era of change - perhaps the most important era for the future of humanity and our planet. The report presents country cases, regional overview and analysis of environmental campaigns and…

In recent years the European Union has been operating a significant shift in its approach to conflicts by advocating more strongly for an integrated approach, which does not just look at conflicts from a security perspective, but rather tries to integrate development, humanitarian aid and diplomacy into its toolbox of conflict resolution. The wealth of available information and…

How to be a Hero for All our Children: A People's Climate Toolkit is a guide to personal and political climate action. Gathering climate science from the latest reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), alongside suggested personal actions and questions for politicians, “How to be a Hero” is an accessible resource to share with local communities and as part of educational…

World Social Report 2021: Reconsidering Rural Development launched in May calls for an urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either the socioeconomic or the environmental Goals of this Agenda. 4 out of every 5 people who face extreme…

No one can be in any doubt that we are in a planetary emergency. The interrelated crises of biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change — driven by unsustainable production and consumption — require urgent and immediate global action. The new “State of Finance for Nature” report assesses how much public and private investment is being directed towards naturebased solutions and…

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals saw the global community agree to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. However, the number of chronically undernourished people is increasing continuously. Ongoing climate change and the action needed to adapt to it are very likely to aggravate this situation by limiting agricultural land and water resources and changing environmental…