Category Archive for "Perspective"

Natural Resources in a Planetary Perspective

Nov 18 2015

Professors Vala Ragnarsdóttir and Harald Sverdrup, both currently based at the University of Iceland, recently produced a remarkable, book-length academic paper, which…

How do Animal Genetics Relate to the SDGs?

Nov 11 2015

The course began by offering a broad perspective on the sustainable use of animals, and presenting an overview of the SDGs. [Note:…

Perspective: How Do We Measure SDG Success?

Nov 01 2015

In March 2016, the United Nations will release a set of indicators (up to 100 of them) that countries may use to…

Film: SDG14 – An Ocean Opportunity

Oct 18 2015

The Global Ocean Commission recently produced the 10 minute film, SDG14: An Ocean Opportunity, in which global leaders emphasize the importance of Goal 14—…

Perspective: Hard-hitting backlash begins on the SDGs

Oct 04 2015

The honeymoon has been short: hard-hitting attacks and critiques of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals — as well as critiques of…

Perspective: Understanding the “Green Economy” and the SDGs

Oct 02 2015

In this first video Perspective (we will post both written and video Perspectives here), Oliver Greenfield explains why the Green Economy is…