The climate crisis is a result of the commodification of land and social relations Interview The climate crisis is the result of relations of power and exploitation, between the Global North and the Global South as well as between people and nature. A decolonial approach in climate activism stands for a radical break with colonial principles of economic, political and social systems – including industrial agriculture and landgrabbing. A conversation with Ruth Nyambura, climate activist from Kenya. By Imeh Ituen
The right to belong and the protection of cultural property Interview For centuries, resources have been extracted from the African continent without adequate payment or compensation. With colonialism, Khoikhoi and San, the first inhabitants of Southern Africa, lost their land and many lost their lives. During decades of Apartheid they were racially discriminated and still have to fight for political and economic inclusion in the post-Apartheid era. We spoke to the Khoikhoi lawyer Lesle Jansen about her fight for the community and for the legal acknowledgement of the cultural heritage of Indigenous people. By Imeh Ituen
Into the 2020s at full throttle: Finally #NoRoomForGas Blog Climate campaigner Andy Gheorghiu takes stock of a 2020 full of climate activism in Europe and the World, and pencils the main climate policy milestones to look forward to in 2021. By Andy Gheorghiu
Yes to delaying COP during a pandemic, no to delaying reduction goals Interview MEP Michael Bloss takes stock of the negotiations on the EU Climate Law, and on the performance of the German EU Council Presidency, in the wake of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. By Lisa Tostado
From the security dilemma to the human-centered survival dilemma in the Eastern Mediterranean: The environmental security approach Our EastMed dossier concludes with the article of Emre İşeri, where he suggests seeing the matter primarily from an environmental perspective. By Prof.Emre İşeri
Two practical proposals to solve eastern Mediterranean energy and boundary disputes Analysis Can the geopolitical crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean be overcome by an increased regional cooperation? By Prof. Michaël Tanchum
Turkey’s East Med policy: Victory at home, isolation abroad Analysis The peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict between Turkey and Greece would also help secure the stability and prosperity of today’s Europe. By Yunus Emre Açıkgönül
Natural gas and geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean Analysis One can ask whether natural resources can facilitate peace and stability in the Mediterranean once the initial political barriers are lowered and region-wide resource development takes off. This article first surveys the energy landscape of the Mediterranean focusing on the factors affecting the pace of resource development. The analysis then zeroes in on Turkey and its regional strategy. By Tolga Demiryol
Global insect deaths: A crisis without numbers Insect Atlas The decline in both insect populations and in the number of species is well documented, though the evidence is patchy outside Europe and North America. Scientists agree that agriculture has a negative influence. Both the expansion and intensification of farming seem to be to blame. By Christine Chemnitz
Insect numbers in Germany: On the way down Insect Atlas Long-term research, individual studies and the Red Lists all tell the same story: the numbers and diversity of insects are heading downhill. Plugging the gaps in the data will do nothing to change this conclusion. By Anke Sparmann