This post originally appeared on Sense & Sustainability on December 9, 2015. When 193 world leaders gathered in New York this last September to agree on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, fittingly entitled “Transforming Our World”, the atmosphere was one of celebration and great optimism. After all, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (and 169 targets)ContinueContinue reading “Accounting for ecosystem services to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”
Category Archives: Biodiversity and Ecosystems
The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)
On May 20, 2014 I had the pleasure of featuring as a speaker along with Tommaso Diegoli (Project Manager of MED Solutions) and Gianluca Breghi (Managing Director of Fondazione Sclavo) during the seminar “Health, Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development. Global and Regional Challenges”, co-hosted by Greening USiena and Fondazione Sclavo in partnership with MED Solutions andContinueContinue reading “The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)”
The Whaling in the Antarctic case: a landmark judgment and its potential implications
Il 31 marzo scorso la Corte di Giustizia Internazionale ha emesso il suo verdetto sul programma di caccia alle balene “per fini scientifici” portato avanti dal Giappone nel Southern Ocean Sanctuary (Oceano Antartico) ai sensi dell’Articolo VIII della ICRW (Convenzione Internazionale per la Regolamentazione della Caccia alla Balena) ed aspramente contestato dallo Stato australiano, ilContinueContinue reading “The Whaling in the Antarctic case: a landmark judgment and its potential implications”
Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs
After the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network unveiled its Action Agenda for Sustainable Development in June 2013, suggesting ten operational priorities for the post-2015 development agenda and proposing 10 goals (the so-called Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs) with 30 associated targets to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) , intensive work has been conducted by the 12 ThematicContinueContinue reading “Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs”
Celebrate #IFDay 2014!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnMgNt3122I Today is the second International Day of Forests and the Tree. Exactly one year ago I wrote this to celebrate forests and their role for sustainable development: http://goo.gl/d6ZKcS. You may also like to take a look at the page set up by FAO or read the message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Dario Piselli 