Our development pathways, including the SDGs, stem from a highly anthropocentric understanding of the world, with human beings firmly at the center of it. Put it simply, it's always all about us.

But humans are not separated from the natural environment, we are part of it, and this conception has yes brought development (in certain areas of the world), but has also caused the current triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

Animal welfare specifically have constantly be left out of global environmental discourses. This has a wide range of negative consequences given that systems underpinned by animal suffering threaten sustainable development (e.g. industrial farming, wild-life trade etc.).

But also, in the transition to a more sustainable society, animals should be treated ethically in their own right, don't you think?

Read this interesting article to see how animal welfare is linked to sustainable development and why it should be high on the agenda at Stockholm+50.

Thanks Silvia Mantilla for sharing!

The youth movement in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Regions - ReGeneration 2030 has started an article series on "Youth Demands to Stockholm+50". The introductory article was published the other day.

The article series covers the Nordic youth acticists Jonas Kittelsen, Björn Fondén and Maija Kuivalainen. They are all united in one message: We can’t wait for the leaders of the current system to change it under their own feet: it is time for us youth to take matters into our own hands. This mission lies at the very heart of ReGeneration 2030. That is why the movement organises the ReGeneration Week, the high-level youth event in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region, which recently launched its registration. Sign up today to secure your place and connect with current and future change-makers in the Region.

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Why Is Food Waste So Devastating?

Between 33% & 50% of all food produced on this planet is wasted. If food waste were a country, it would be the 3rd highest emitter of greenhouse gases - which makes food waste reduction one of the most effective & important solution to mitigating climate change & keeping global heating to within 2°C of warming.

Yet, it is often overlooked and only 6% of the Paris Agreement signatories have any target on food waste reduction.

All of this while 690 million people suffer from hunger and 1.3 billion people suffer from moderate food insecurity globally.

This is simply unacceptable. Read Matt Homewood blog on why Stockholm+50 MUST be the tuning point for global food waste.

Can Stockholm+50 be a Turning Point for Gender Equality?

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted significant vulnerabilities worldwide, indicating an urgency for inclusive and collective engagement. Gender-just transitions won’t happen by themself: they will require dedicated effort, focus and collaboration from many different political and economic actors.

Stockholm+50 can be the place to harness our individual resources and provide pathways for placing gender equality at the centre of global environmental actions for the years to come.