"Israel has a parliamentary regime with a unicameral legislature (‘Knesset’). The Knesset, which consists of 120 members (‘MKs’), is elected in general, representative, multi-party elections. The candidate for Prime Minister who manages to command the support of at least a simple majority of MKs receives from the President the mandate...
The 2017 Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion: changing the paradigm for international environmental law in the Anthropocene
The state of our environment is continuously deteriorating, and the frame of the ‘Anthropocene’ calls for transformative laws that respond to the current socio-ecological crisis. Since environmental diplomacy has signally failed to respond to current challenges, courts are being confronted with crucial questions that fundamentally address whether existing legal tools...
COVID-19 and Amazonia: Rights-based approaches for the pandemic response
COVID-19 has shed light on humanity’s interconnectedness with nature. The protection of biodiversity is essential to prevent future pandemics and protect human health. With rising deforestation levels, the Amazon basin is a centre stage in this debate. Lacking a regional strategy to protect the rainforest, Amazon countries are failing to...
Cities coping with COVID-19
Comparative perspectives "This Symposium represents an experimental format within CITY, as the latest part of the relaunched journal’s efforts to diversify its contents and attract new readers, especially among communities of practice engaged in urban governance, policy and practice. As such, it provides rapid publication of insights intended to inform...
Cities and Pandemics:Towards a More Just,Green and Healthy Future – Report by UN Habitat
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Food system impacts on biodiversity loss. Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature – Chathman House Report
"This paper explores the role of the global food system as the principal driver of accelerating biodiversity loss. It explains how food production is degrading or destroying natural habitats and contributing to species extinction. The paper outlines the challenges and trade-offs involved in redesigning food systems to restore biodiversity and/or...
Global Climate Litigation Report 2020 STATUS REVIEW – UNEP
Now available the Global Climate Litigation Report 2020 by the UNEP UNEP-Report-on-Global-Climate-LitigatioDownload
COVID-19, Food loss and waste
Food loss and waste during COVID-19 pandemics: useful readings here Check the "Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste" and the "Policy Support and Governance Gateway"
Parliamentary Activity and Legislative Oversight during the Coronavirus Pandemic -A Comparative Overview
The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is extremely contagious and currently incurable. Hence, much of the efforts to contain the pandemic have focused on social distancing, prohibiting gatherings and even curfews. The Coronavirus poses a new dual challenge for legislatures. First, the Coronavirus, and the measures taken to contain its...
