2015 was a watershed year for addressing global challenges. Under the umbrella of the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction were adopted. Six years after their adoption,...

Die Rio+20-Konferenz im Jahr 2012 hat beschlossen, einen Prozess zur Verabschiedung von globalen Nachhaltigkeitszielen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) zu etablieren. Dieser Prozess ist eng verbunden mit einem anderen Prozess, der post-2015-Entwicklungsagenda, zu der auch die zukünftigen...

What relevance does economic growth have for achieving environmental policy goals? The report analyzes the arguments of various positions in this discourse and formulates an ideal-type "precautionary post-growth position". It also presents causes of economic growth and identifies social areas...

This study develops options for the German government to improve international soil governance in the short, medium and long term. The study first takes stock of existing international instruments and institutions that are relevant for soil protection and its governance at the international...