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End plastic waste trade for a healthier future
News, Inger Andersen & Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Published on 09/11/2020
» New trade deals heighten fears that countries in Africa and small island developing states may become the world's next dumping ground for plastic waste. Trade agreements cannot ignore environmental commitments.
Let's not return to the 'old normal'
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana & Inger Andersen, Published on 16/06/2020
» The world before Covid-19 looks very attractive right now. In light of the disease, mass unemployment and social distancing, a return to pre-pandemic normality seems appealing. Yet we should remember what normal was.
Time to restore human relations with biodiversity
Oped, Qu Dongyu & Inger Andersen, Published on 30/05/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic is a deep and lasting shock at global level; we all know that returning to "business as usual" is not an option. It is imperative that we perceive the crisis as an opportunity to rebuild -- and even improve -- livelihoods in a sustainable way. High on the agenda is restoring harmony to humanity's relationship with nature, and particularly with biodiversity.