Old and new markets for compensation credits Published: 20 October 2016 Trading in compensation credits is used to legalize emissions that exceed binding regulatory limits. It also occurs in areas without legal limits.
A new nature in the wake of the Green Economy Published: 20 October 2016 An ecological crisis that is becoming increasingly hard to ignore is confronting policymakers with a dilemma: they are being called upon to protect the conditions for life on Earth without overly hampering industrial production and economic growth. By Jutta Kill
New Economy of Nature Published: 20 October 2016 How did forests become ‚natural capital‘? Our web dossier illustrates what the concept of the „New Economy of Nature“ stands for and explains nature’s role in the Green Economy and why this approach has been of increased interest to economy and politics recently.
Gene drives: Who decides for Hawai’i and beyond? Published: 27 September 2016 At this year's World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i ethical and social concerns about the use of a controversial synthetic biology technology were raised: gene drives. This genetic engineering technique has the ability to change the world we know. By Dana Perls