Pollution

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

Agricultural traders' second harvest

Published: 31 October 2017

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

Published: 20 October 2016

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+)

Published: 20 October 2016

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

Published: 26 October 2015

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