Aspirin and structural transformation
A little over 20 years ago I published a booklet called El Naufragio (The Shipwreck), about the things I had learned in 10 years of work in rural development cooperation. At that time I was living in Central America, so I felt the problems very close to home. It is possible that my vision was [&hell
How to fix the food system in simple steps, or not
Agriculture is responsible for a quarter of climate change. On top of that, the food system has shown its fragility with the war in Ukraine, which has led to unprecedented price hikes that may be worse than the 2008-2012 food crisis. This is due to a combination of rising gas prices, fertiliser shor
Food waste
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, if food waste were a country, it would rank third in carbon emissions. How much do we have to worry about food waste? Bibliography
SHOULD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BE PAID FOR?
Why is it justified to pay people in poor countries to plant trees – although it is better to talk about regenerating natural vegetation – and preserve the environment? Why, and this is more controversial, is it justified for rich countries – or rich consumers – to pay poor c