Cooperation key to solving climate crisis
Report / 15th November 2016A new report from a diverse coalition of civil society organisations reveals what governments must do immediately to achieve goals of Paris Agreement, based on a ‘fair-shares’ analysis of 2020 pledges and support.
Unchecked inequalities could threaten UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, according to social science report
Report / 7th November 2016The coexistence of deep and persistent inequalities as well as increasing prosperity is a paradox of our time, a paradox that calls into question global development and processes of modernization in today’s world. The latest World Social Science Report for 2016 includes a compendium of knowledge from relevant experts on this immense challenge of the 21st century, with a concluding section on transformative pathways to a just world.
World’s food and energy systems key to tackling global biodiversity decline
Report / 27th October 2016The Living Planet Report 2016 reaffirms WWF’s ‘One Planet Perspective’ on the need for better choices for governing, using and sharing natural resources within the Earth’s ecological boundaries. Ultimately, addressing social inequality and environmental degradation depends on creating a new economic system that enhances and supports the natural capital upon which it relies.
Think U.S. agriculture will end world hunger? Think again.
Report / 21st October 2016A new report by the Environmental Working Group confronts the myth that American farmers must double their food production to ‘feed the world’. Instead, the key to ending world hunger while protecting the environment is to help small farmers in the developing world increase their productivity and income, and to promote “agro-ecology” everywhere.
Annual Report for 2015: Share The World’s Resources
Report / 24th December 2015Our annual review for 2015 provides an overview of STWR’s activities over the course of the year as well as our key areas of focus for 2016, which includes ongoing research and writing projects alongside new plans for campaigning, networking and publications.