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De groene wereld van botanische tuinen - Shaping Europe

The green world of botanical gardens

Posted on 21 November 2023
by Julia van de Boel

The history and current role of botanical gardens, and the mutual cooperation between them. Exotic plants that you normally never see, the sweet smell in the tropical greenhouses or the special style of a Japanese garden. These are the views that surround you in botanical…

Hoe beschermen we de Europese biodiversiteit tegen invasieve exoten? - Shaping Europe

How do we protect Europe’s biodiversity?

Posted on 26 September 2023
by Esmee Slutter

Why the Union List on invasive alien species is so important. Intensive luggage searches at customs looking for... fruit? You may have seen it on the TV programme Border Security. The Australian version of this programme follows the country's customs. They have to deal with…

Slovenië als voorbeeld voor Europe - Shaping Europe

Slovenia as an Example for Touristic Europe

Posted on 12 September 2023
by Loes ter Horst
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Bringing mass tourism to a halt: How Slovenia is putting sustainable tourism on the map. The small, central European country of Slovenia has been discovered by more and more tourists in recent years. And rightly so, because the little country has an awful lot to…

Het duivelse dilemma voor een groene toekomst

The diabolical dilemma for a green future

Posted on 13 July 2023
by Sabine Herder
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More mining as a solution but also an obstacle to a climate-neutral 2050. In 2020, the European Commission presented the Green Deal, an outline of plans for the European Union to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 and even make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by…

A new European economy

Posted on 13 January 2022
by Linda den Bol
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How a circular economy is going to change Europe’s economic future The economy must grow every year. That is the mantra that generations have grown up with. When you have economic growth, a country is doing well. Economic growth is expressed in terms of GDP,…

Why is the European Union now focusing on the Arctic region?

Posted on 15 December 2021
by Charlotte Vanderbemden
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In October, the European Commission presented its new policy plan for the Arctic region, hoping to increase its influence before the recent COP26 discussions. The Arctic region is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet, but the melting of the ice…

Europe’s future is circular, but what does that mean?

Posted on 21 October 2021
by Linda den Bol
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A crash course in circular economy. ‘There is only one planet Earth, yet by 2050, the world will be consuming as if there were three’ This is how the European Commission begins its Circular Economy Action Plan, which was published in March 2020. This statement…

The Road to Glasgow

Posted on 15 October 2021
by George Bandy
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From the periphery to the most important issue of our age The fight against climate change has been more than 50 years in the making. From the first Earth Day, held on April 22 1970, which ignited the world’s citizens to go out and protest…

Climate & Cryptocurrency: Can there be resolve?

Posted on 6 September 2021
by George Bandy
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An Explosion in Popularity and Energy Demand Whether it's been the uncertainty surrounding traditional stock investments, challenges faced by national authorities in the wake of the pandemic, public endorsement by celebrities and financial institutions, or the more primal lure of making a small fortune overnight,…

How sustainable is the EU-Mercosur agreement?

Posted on 18 May 2021
by Diego Vallejo
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On Europe's responsibility for responsible trade. The EU integrative process has served as an important model for other regional integration efforts, such as ASEAN in East Asia, the African Union in Africa and Mercosur in South America. The latter has been an important commercial partner…