Even though the market might have successfully adapted to a new demand, it has not solved the climate crisis, nor tackled environmental degradation.
Category: Environment
Finding consolation in nature
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), a romantic poet, suffered a lot from identity crises during his adolescent years. The deep grief he experienced after the early loss of parents, the pressure he was exposed to by his relatives and “the discriminating powers of the mind” * —thanks to the artifacts of civilization, made him crave for freedom…
Recycling in Serbia: the case of pink toilet paper
On which level are recycling policies in Serbia and has there been any progress in the past few years? These questions are very nicely presented by a commercial for toilet paper. While a family is walking and shopping in a big supermarket, a girl brings some toilet paper she likes and which is, surprisingly, pink…
Second life of products
What does the hierarchy of waste management include? Why burning waste is not the preferred option? What is the problem related to the biggest Belgrade landfill (Vinča) and the public-private partnership that the City of Belgrade made to solve this problem? What are the recommendations for the future? At the level of the European Union…
Economic development vs. conservation in tropical regions
Tropical countries lie at the nexus of two opposing forces, which affects their socio-economic and environmental sustainability: land clearing forces and conservation-restoration forces. Currently, stronger economic forces, compared to conservation-restoration, drive unsustainability in tropical regions. As a result, important ecosystem services for human wellbeing and the health of ecosystems are being diminished. What combination of…
Special Online Edition: Migration, environment & the refugee crisis
The Ecosprinter Editorial Board is happy to present you a special edition about migration, environment & the refugee crisis. As the refugee crisis is still our present, and the European Union is giving a more than controversial response to it, our will was to give Young European Greens the possibility to express their opinions about it….
Green camps, Green Europe ?
Refugees coming to Europe is nothing new. However, things escalated in 2015 when according to Eurostat, 1 321 560 people entered Europe, mainly because of war in Syria. Once in Europe refugees have to wait for asylum approval that may be declined, but even if accepted, it takes time to get it. Sometimes they wait a…
Extending green energy solutions to refugee camps
Our energy system has grown to perpetuate global vast sustenance, but with this unchecked growth comes also vast injustices. The implications of a faulty energy system have to be considered from more than an economic perspective, but also in terms of moral and sustainability aspects. Climate change has reached the point where it has several…
2015-2018: How far did we get?
It was the summer of 2015. I just finished high school, manage to get into the university I wanted to study in and I was ready to work the whole summer so I can earn some extra money and experience, particularly on what does working an actual job really means. I applied for a job…
From Libya to France, borders above human rights
On November 13th 2017, CNN broadcasted a report on migrants crammed up in holding centers where they were beaten, humiliated and even sold by auction in Libya. Unfortunately, time passes by and we forget. The emotion caused by this video disappeared to the point that the conclusions of the inquiry that should have clarified human…