Climate & Environment

A certain part of environmental governance also pertains to controlling how new products are being developed, like e.g. to safeguard public health and the environment. In other cases, the purpose is to ensure a fair distribution of the profits from using genetic resources.

The world generates more than 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually. Experts claim that 33% of this is not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Plastic pollution from waste is one of the greatest human-made threats our planet faces.

The biodiversity crisis is inadvertently linked to the climate crisis. Climate change has a dramatic impact on nature and natural habitats, accelerating biodiversity loss. Conversely, safeguarding natural habitats and restoring nature can mitigate climate change. In the last 40 years, human activities have resulted in a drop in the global wildlife population by 60%, threatening both our resilience towards pandemics, food security, etc.

Sustainable land management and carbon farming are proven, cost-efficient strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon while enhancing land productivity. By improving soil health, increasing carbon sequestration, and promoting biodiversity, these practices help mitigate climate change while providing economic and environmental benefits to landowners.

The energy we don’t use is the cleanest energy available. According to the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero by 2050 pathway, energy efficiency must deliver one third of the global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Human behavior is impacting nature in an unprecedented way. 75 pct. of land surface is significantly altered. Two thirds of oceans are dramatically impacted. 85 pct. of wetlands are lost. These facts have led to an increased international, regional and national awareness of the need to protect and restore nature.

The water we drink and the air we breathe are the fundamentals of life on the planet. But according to the United Nations more than half of the global population don’t have to safe sanitary services and more than 2 billion suffer from lack of access to clean drinking water.