Die Rio+20-Konferenz im Jahr 2012 hat beschlossen, einen Prozess zur Verabschiedung von globalen Nachhaltigkeitszielen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) zu etablieren. Dieser Prozess ist eng verbunden mit einem anderen Prozess, der post-2015-Entwicklungsagenda, zu der auch die zukünftigen...

This study develops options for the German government to improve international soil governance in the short, medium and long term. The study first takes stock of existing international instruments and institutions that are relevant for soil protection and its governance at the international...

2015 was a watershed year for addressing global challenges. Under the umbrella of the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction were adopted. Six years after their adoption,...

Signatories to the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) and their Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) play a major role in the task of designing and implementing policies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions on the local level. The success of the CoM to win close to 6,300 signatories by the...