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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 2d

The IAS is pleased to announce the publication of the new NAB. 🎉 This edition offers a comprehensive look back at the IAS’s initiatives, projects, & events throughout 2024. 👉 You can access the digital version directly here:
www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/de/IAS-Publi...
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 7d

🎥Corporate Underminers of Democracy 2025

🗣️"Why are govts awarding contracts to a company like Amazon—one that bullies workers, ignores democratic norms, and flouts ethical standards? Unions worldwide are demanding better." Nick Rudikoff @uniglobalunion.org

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Alex Cobham @alexcobham.bsky.social · 21d

Fascinating (and worrying) analysis, with some grounds for optimism - and potentially a number of warnings for the UN #TaxConvention negotiations...

Magnus Løvold @magnuslovold.bsky.social · 21d

After the Geneva round of the #PlasticsTreaty talks ended without a deal, troubling questions are being raised about the role played by @unep.org Executive Director Inger Andersen — and an apparent bid to topple the Committee’s elected Chair medium.com/points-of-or...

Palace intrigues

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 22d

Klare Ansage von @michaelbarenboim.bsky.social , gegenüber einer Moderatorin, die sichtlich bemüht war, den deutschen "StaatsräsonDiskurs" zum Genozid in Gaza aufrechtzuerhalten.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/musik-fuer-m...

"Musik für Menschlichkeit" - Ein Benefizkonzert für Kinder in Gaza

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22d

Have you just joined @greenparty.org.uk, or thinking about joining the rush?

With perfect timing @wiltonsquare.bsky.social has published the Second Edition of #ChangeEverything, setting out, in accessible, easy-to-read form, Green political thinking

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Change Everything

A practical and hopeful guide for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer, greener future, by a veteran former Green Party leader

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 26d

Since 2012, at least 2,253 environmental defenders have been murdered or disappeared. Far more have been abducted, threatened, harassed and assaulted.

An Average Week in 2024: Three Environmental Defenders Murdered or Disappeared - Inside Climate News

The mining industry is the sector linked to the most attacks against people trying to protect the environment and their homelands.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27d

#IndustrialAgriculture - setting out monoculture feasts inviting in pests and diseases.

Huge danger to #FoodSecurity

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Wheat disease losses between 2018 and 2021 cost farmers $2.9 billion across the US and Canada, study reveals

A multi-year study has revealed that between 2018 and 2021, wheat diseases caused the loss of approximately 560 million bushels—valued at US $2.9 billion, or $18.10 per acre, in farmer revenue—across ...

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27d

A debate I secured on these issues in #HouseofLords in 2023
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-1...

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Aug 16

#Putin #Trump #RuleofLaw #InternationalLaw

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 2

Registration is still open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22–24, 2025, U of Kent & online), featuring keynote speakers Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh. We’d love for you to join us 😊 Please visit: research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · May 12

www.seamlesstrade.international/post/if-the-...

If the Camel Could Speak – Reflections on Trade, Fables, and Global Connections

The introduction to the volume "Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World" opens with a reference to an Aesop’s fable about a merchant and his camel, capturing the essence of human-animal relat...

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Apr 21

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A Ban on Human Enhancement: Upholding Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Inequality

Merging humans with machines isn’t progress—it’s a moral crisis. We must ban enhancements that commodify and divide humanity.

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Apr 9

When a superpower runs a trade deficit, does it stay a domestic issue — or does it become everyone's problem?

I just published this reflection on how empathy, not escalation, might reshape global trade.

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Navigating the Turbulence: Empathy, Leadership, and the Future of Global Trade

Global trade needs empathy, not escalation. A third path is possible—fairer, simpler, and rooted in shared values, not submission.

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Feb 13

www.seamlesstrade.international/post/title-t...

Title: The ‘degrowth’ movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities

Green growth or degrowth? Experts debate the best solutions to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and global inequalities.

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Feb 4

www.seamlesstrade.international/post/the-new...

The New Trade War: Crumbling of the New World Order

The global trade order is crumbling as protectionism rises, alliances shift, and middle powers seek alternatives to superpower dominance.

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NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️ @nujlfb.bsky.social · Nov 29

Please support journos at The Observer & Guardian. Sign the petition 👇

Steve B @stevebasnett.bsky.social · Nov 29

A smashing article in support of journalists at The Observer & Guardian. If you would like to show your support as well, you can sign a petition here:

Thank you.

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Nov 29

www.seamlesstrade.international/post/why-cop...

Why COP29 Is a Success: 10 Reasons It Reshaped the Climate Narrative

Why COP29 matters: 10 reasons it reshaped the climate narrative, from bold leadership to renewed global collaboration for a greener future.

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Mia Dunphy @miadunphy.bsky.social · Nov 21

Been looking forward to this!!! @farhanasultana.com

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Nov 22

www.seamlesstrade.international/post/carbon-...

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Developing Countries

This essay explores the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and its intersections with trade law, climate justice, and free trade.

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · Nov 21

www.seamlesstrade.international/post/greenin...

Greening of Customs: A Step Toward Sustainable Trade

Greening customs: COP29 explores sustainable trade, innovation, and standards. Insights from experts and an exclusive WCO interview.

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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) @unctad.bsky.social · Nov 19

Trading up: How carbon markets can help development and the planet.

The #WeeklyTradecast looks at how carbon markets can help the most vulnerable countries address inequalities and protect the planet with UNCTAD's Paul Akiwumi and Jean-Paul Adam from the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa.