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,...

This book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment, at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum. The discussions also revolved around the theme of the second Annual...