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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the largest international framework set to achieve a better and more sustainable future. The 17 goals cover a broad range of areas,…
Hanging along the corridors are the portraits of the fallen land and environmental warriors who continued to fight bravely despite the serious threats and repercussions that…
During panel discussions at the 2018 Global Land Forum on ‘Securing Land Rights for Youth’, Aneesh Thillenkery recognised the importance of the session; ‘there is finally a space…
Alex Gilbert and Morgan D. Bazilian explore how the USA can support European energy security. On Tuesday, U.S. President Trump warned the United Nations General Assembly that “…
The second in the Global Leadership Initiative's series of blogs form the Global Land Forum. Despite being on the global development agenda for several decades, land restitution…
F. Landis MacKellar explores three areas where demography can be closely linked to climate change adaptation. In the run up to October’s 48th session of the Intergovernmental…
At a high-level panel during the Global Land Forum (GLF), delegates discussed how to achieve more equitable and socially just agrarian land reforms. GLF host country Indonesia…
Johannes Urpelainen explores opportunities for non-state actors to work with national governments to influence climate policy. Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit…
Tom Kirk, GP’s Online Editor, provides his thoughts on the first ‘Global Policy North Conference: The Challenge of Brexit for the North’ held at the University of Leeds on 20th…
Ross Chainey picks through Li Keqiang's recent speech. The basic principles of free trade should be maintained and unilateral trade actions will not solve any problems,…