A full list of STWR’s publications as well as related news, articles and blogs can be found below.
Never ending growth?
Article / 1st August 2019The drive for continuous economic growth is the fatal flaw in the UN’s plan to end poverty and save the planet, writes Joan Martinez Alier and Nick Meynen.
World marks earliest ‘Earth Overshoot Day’
Blog / 1st August 2019On Monday 29 July, humanity will consume more resources through the end of 2019 than the planet can sustainably regenerate for the year, according to the Global Footprint Network, which has been calculating Earth Overshoot Day since 1986.
Global hunger increases for a third year due to conflict, UN report finds
News / 29th July 2019Global hunger has increased for a third consecutive year, with more than 821 million people suffering from chronic starvation driven by conflict and climate change, a United Nations report found.
UN report shows mixed results in meeting SDGs
Report / 26th July 2019The United Nations launched its 2019 report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), showing inadequate progress in the fourth year into the sustainable development agenda and highlighting the need for imminent global action.
World hunger is on the rise
Blog / 25th July 2019The world already grows more than enough food to feed the world population. Why then do we keep getting it so wrong, acting like growing more commodity crops will end hunger? By Timothy A. Wise.