Toward a Global Treaty on Plastic Waste Published: 23 May 2017 Plastic pollution is a defining problem of our time - and one entirely of our own making. But how do we solve it? This article proposes a possible solution: a comprehensive, binding, and forward-looking global plastics treaty. By Lili Fuhr and Nils Simon
Ocean Atlas: Understanding the threats to our marine ecosystems Published: 2 June 2017 Atlas Without the ocean there would be no life on our planet. But the future of this unique ecosystem faces a grave threat today. The Ocean Atlas 2017 delivers with its 18 contributions and 50 graphics the relevant facts and figures about the ocean. pdf
Radical Goals for Sustainable Development Published: 6 January 2015 The coming set of Sustainable Development Goals will seek to protect ecosystems, conserve resources, and, as with the Millennium Development Goals, lift millions of people out of poverty. Now that solid legal ground must be developed further. By Barbara Unmüßig