Topic: Environment
Share The World's Resources at the Urban Green Fair
News / 21st September 2009On the 20th September, Brockwell Park hosted the annual Urban Green Fair - an independent green fair for London. Share The World's Resources operated a stall in the social justice area and enjoyed a day of discussion and promotion of alternative ideas for a sustainable future.
Has the world given up on sustainable development?
Article / 29th May 2009Following the latest weak outcome of the Commission on Sustainable Development, it is time to ask if the United Nations is achieving enough in the realm of sustainable agriculture - and to start building a grassroots movement that can forge a new vision for the future.
Share The World's Resources attends the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
News / 27th May 2009In light of the escalating food and climate crises, STWR participated in the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) at the UN headquarters as governments, international agencies and NGOs negotiated a common position for agricultural reform.
Kyoto to Copenhagen: a dangerous gulf between policy and action
Blog / 2nd April 2009The climate change conference in Copenhagen during March 2009 highlighted a growing gulf between science, policy and action - a fatal flaw that increases the risk of an abrupt and irreversible climatic shift. A backgrounder by STWR.
Spotlight on the ‘Kyoto II’ climate change negotiations in Poznan
Blog / 3rd December 2008As world nations meet in Poznan, Poland, to continue negotiations on a new climate treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, serious questions are being raised about the possibility of slashing global carbon emissions by the necessary minimum of 50% by 2050.
Share The World's Resources attends the Climate Forum, London, June 14-15th 2008
News / 18th June 2008Share The World’s Resources (STWR) attended the Climate Forum held in Camden, London, on the weekend of June 14th to host two workshops on our proposals for economic reform based upon the principle of sharing.
Africa: key facts and resources
Article / 19th May 2008A collection of facts and further resources about economic development in Africa, including organisations, reports and articles.
Africa: an overview
Article / 19th May 2008After decades of famine, grinding poverty, colossal debts and enormous slum-growth, Africa is indisputably the worst casualty of economic globalization. As the region takes the further brunt of man-made climate change, the rich nations hold a moral responsibility to reorder economic priorities and coordinate a massive transfer of resources to the impoverished continent.
Climate change and the environment: an overview
Article / 16th May 2008The threat of climate change and global warming, fueled by relentless commercialization and excessive consumption, has turned into a fighting ground for both policymakers and concerned citizens. The coming decade is set to determine not only a collective response to reducing carbon emissions, but the entire future direction for international development and the global justice movement.
Global Climate Change rallies push for urgent action
News / 10th December 2007In London, STWR joined over 10,000 campaigners who braved the wind and December downpours to walk from the Houses of Parliament to the US embassy.