Pollution

Infographic from the Agrifood Atlas 2017 – Breaking records: Production and share of exports of major agricultural commodities

Agricultural traders' second harvest

Four Western corporations dominate the global trade of agricultural products. Now a Chinese firm has joined them.

The makers and profiteers of the new economy of nature

The call for an economic valuation of nature, and in particular for limits on pollution and the destruction of nature, is linked to the demand for a more flexible implementation of environmental laws and regulations. The idea of “compensation instead of reduction” is intended to guarantee this flexibility.

Market-compliant forest conservation (REDD+)

REDD is a mechanism for “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” in so-called developing countries that has been discussed in the context of the UN climate talks since 2005.

Big Polluters, Pay up

As the world's poorest and most vulnerable populations suffer huge losses from climate change, the entities most responsible for the problem - the so-called "Big Polluters" - continue to reap billions in profits. This has to change.

By Stephen Leonard