Global scientific assessments increasingly reach the conclusion that transformative change of global production and consumption systems is necessary to safeguard and maintain global commons, such as biodiversity, natural forests and the ocean, and to stabilise climate at the global scale....

Die lokale Bevölkerung in den sogenannten Entwicklungsländern hat einen reichen Wissens- und Erfahungsfundus im schonenden Umgang mit ihrer natürlichen Umwelt und ihren Ressourcen. Dieses Wissen sollte dokumentiert werden, um im Rahmen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung nutzbar zu sein. Die AGEE...

"The Monfort Plan is a five-year, forward-looking plan to eradicate extreme poverty from the developing world, and details how microfinance has made a difference in developing countries. This book proposes a new institution, based in the developing world, with the potential to provide basic,...

Ten years after the 2005 WTO Ministerial Conference agreed on a mandate to operationalise aid for trade, this paper assesses the achievements and challenges of the WTO-led Initiative. After outlining the achievements, the paper discusses where to put the emphasis, how to expand partnerships, how...