What is the environmental impact of food? What is the European regulatory framework around food production? What are the social implications of the current food production system? Is food access equal across the world? How can indigenous knowledge be leveraged to improve the current food system? Food is present in everyone’s daily lives, and people,…
It’s the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, again
And now? The images incoming from Afghanistan are dramatic: masses of people flocking to the airport trying to escape. The fear is great. Women are among the first objectives of the dramatic talibans’ extremist regime: they have already been removed from their workplaces, some schools and universities have been closed to them and in some…
The EU is committed to helping Afghanistan, but not Afghans
“People should not come to Europe. People should stay in their region” “People should not come to Europe. People should stay in their region”. This sentence is probably the best summary of the current EU standing on migrants fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban have taken over in the country. Not only for its crystal clarity…
Interview with Eleanor Morrissey
Eleanor Morrissey (she/her/hers) is the co-spokesperson at the FYEG Executive Committee. In this interview, Eleanor talks about her views on how to make Europe and the FYEG more inclusive, she gives us a look ahead at the European elections and an insight on the role of the Greens in the UK, where she’s originally from….
INTRODUCING COP26
The following article is an edited extract from Cass Hebron’s The Green Fix Newsletter edition of August 18th, 2021.You can subscribe to The Green Fix here. Interview conducted by Lisa Bergmann with Bradlie Luisa Ana Martz-Sigala. Climate Reality Project Leader, Bradlie Luisa Ana Martz-Sigala, introduces the year’s biggest climate conference. My name is Bradlie Luisa…
Transforming Transport for True Transitioning
The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. Whether you believe it or not: the European Parliament has officially declared the year 2021 as the European Year of Rail. The tradition of…
There is no climate justice without gender justice
Photo: Meraj Chhaya CC BY 2.0 The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. The climate crisis is a massively gender related topic, which needs to be seen and treated as such….
A World Made by the Rich for the Rich: Why Tackling Inequalities is Key to a Just Transition
The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. The yearly Oxfam report on the state of inequalities1 always triggers a periodical uproar: how is it possible that we have reached such a…
Home insecurity in Serbia
The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. It may seem absurd that in Serbia housing is a major issue, considering the facts that more than 95% of homes are privately owned…
Institute for Regenerative Innovation Križevci 2030
The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. Article originally posted on Medium. As I sip my afternoon tea made out of hemp grown 50 meters from where I am sitting, I…