A German sociologist’s systems theory highlights limits of global governance

The international community has sensible goals, but needs a coherent policy framework to achieve them.

In Zanzibar, women have taken up the cultivation of climate-resilient sponges in the Indian Ocean

Destructive mining practice led to extensive deforestation, water pollution and land degradation, causing substantial irreversible damage to Ghana’s natural resources and threatening the livelihoods of rural dwellers.

Two letters from readers deal with rural development in Nepal, agriculture in China and the variety of natural ecosystems

In Colombia, it is often difficult for children and young people with disabilities to receive medical care. The “Familias siguen adelante” project aims to change that

The global food system both contributes to climate change and is threatened by it

One Health approach amounts to an appeal to reduce global inequalities

Top-down approaches dominate One-Health agenda in high-income countries, while bottom-up approaches prevail elsewhere

The European Investment Bank assesses the risks of microplastics and micropollutants