The “nature-based solutions” trap Analysis "Nature-based solutions" receive widespread support. Yet they are so vaguely defined that corporations use them as a diversionary tactic for the ongoing destruction of "nature" on an industrial scale. By Jutta Kill
Plastic Atlases Sammlung The plastic atlas offers data and facts about a world full of plastic. Since the first German plastic atlas was published in June 2019, our international offices have published numerous other versions, both translations and regional editions. The atlases are accompanied by informative online dossiers and interesting video clips on the offices' websites. But other exciting formats have also emerged around the plastic atlas. Here is an overview.
REDD+: A lost decade for international forest conservation REDD+ was praised as a tool that could quickly and cheaply reduce emissions. This prediction has not been fulfilled. Instead, global emissions and deforestation are increasing. By Jutta Kill
GDP is too narrow as an indicator of prosperity Analysis Do figures on natural capital actually deliver the information that we need for the necessary changes in industry and society?
'Public coffers are empty. This makes it all the more important to mobilise private capital for nature conservation.' Do market-based instruments actually bring in that much money for nature conservation?
'Offsetting is better than doing nothing at all.' Does offsetting contribute to climate protection or does it obscure the view of the real solutions?
'Conventional regulatory instruments of nature conservation have failed. It is therefore important to give market-based instruments such as emissions trading a chance.' Can market-based instruments replace conventional regulation in nature conservation?
Glossary: Key Terms of the New Economy of Nature You want to know more about the key terms mentioned in this dossier? Hereby we are delivering the explanations for the terminology of the "New Economy of Nature".
UN institutions breaking the ground for a new economy of nature The United Nations play a key role in establishing the idea of nature as natural capital. However the practical implementation lags behind the noble goals stated in their documents and decisions.
A Look Into the Past: Exploitation and Protected Areas The plants and animals that currently live in the “wilderness” of the ocean or in marine protected areas are just a fraction of what once thrived in the seas. To understand what we’ve lost and what we might be able to recover, we need to know what used to be.
