𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘀𝘇𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗚𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲?
Diskussion mit:
@cbader.bsky.social (CDE, @unibe.ch)
@tamarafuniciello.bsky.social (NR SP)
Mirko Fischli (Dezentrum)
Heinz Egger (Mondo Sport)

📍 Falkenplatz, Bern
📅 21. April, 18:30–20:00

Jetzt anmelden 👉 t.ly/PkDnc
@akm-stiftung.bsky.social

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We are looking for 1–2 additional Editors-in-Chief!

Join our team to help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and strategically guide our unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact! View full call: t.ly/4gxD7

#AcademicSky #MountainsMatter

Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi speaking with the interviewer. Quote: "Global agricultural trade needs to be rethought"

The WTO Agreement on Agriculture should be completely redesigned: That’s the goal of a group of 15 experts from 5 continents who have developed a Model Treaty on Agricultural Trade. We asked Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi, CDE, why they're making this push now – and what it entails. Interview 👉 t.ly/uE4N8

Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi im Gespräch mit der Interviewerin

Das WTO-Agrarabkommen soll grundlegend neugestaltet werden: So das Ziel einer Gruppe von Expert*innen aus 5 Kontinenten, die ein neues Musterabkommen erarbeitet hat. Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi, eine der Autor*innen, erklärt, warum sie den Vorstoss jetzt machen – und was er beinhaltet 👉 t.ly/1Lvp_
#WTO

Cover of Mountain Research and Development, Vol 46, No 1. The cover photo, taken by Jean Miczka, shows the view down a rocky slope toward the Mer de Glace glacier, with numerous people walking on metal stairs and bridges connecting our vantage point to the glacier. This infrastructure is needed to keep the glacier accessible to tourists as it melts and exposes more and more steep rock.

Mountain Tourism—Trends and Transformations Toward Sustainability and Resilience: Articles in our new focus issue offer insights on efforts to adapt mountain tourism to climate change and to transform the sector for greater sustainability, equity, and resilience. See here: bioone.org/toc/mred/46/1

Zar Chi Aye

🌿 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗸𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲?
Ja, aber: «Die Herausforderung besteht darin, dass die globale Debatte über #Nachhaltigkeit in kontextsensitive, lokal verankerte Ansätze übersetzt werden muss», sagt Zar Chi Aye vom CDE Myanmar. Lesen Sie das Interview👉 t.ly/f7IS0
@unibe.ch

Zar Chi Aye

🌿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲?
“The challenge is not that the global debate about #sustainability is irrelevant, but that it must be translated into context-sensitive, locally grounded approaches,” says Zar Chi Aye from CDE Myanmar. Read the interview 👉 t.ly/FZKlQ

Addendum to the good practice guidance. SDG indicator 15.3.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area. Version 2.0 The addendum to the Good practice guidance. SDG indicator 15.3.1, Proportion of land that Is degraded over total land area. Version 2.0

🌍 A new addendum to the Good Practice Guidance for SDG Indicator 15.3.1 “Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area” has been released. Developed by UNCCD and CDE/WOCAT, it reflects lessons learned on land degradation monitoring, sustainable land management, and LDN t.ly/_lajF

Berner Umwelt-Forschungspreis

2/2 Der Berner Umwelt-Forschungspreis 2025/26 geht ex aequo an Gabi Sonderegger, CDE, und an Jonas Schmid, @ipwunibern.bsky.social , für ihre jeweiligen Arbeiten. Die Preisverleihung mit Referaten ist öffentlich und findet am 18. März 2026 an der @unibe.ch statt.
Jetzt anmelden 👉 t.ly/F5-5B

Gabi Sonderegger diskutiert mit einer Mitarbeiterin

1/ 2 🌿Berücksichtigen Nachhaltigkeitsstandards auch die Auswirkungen der Landnutzung, die weit über ihren Aktionsradius hinausgehen? 🌐
Lesen Sie mehr über die erste systematische Analyse zum Thema & deren Autorin Gabi Sonderegger, die dafür den Berner Umweltforschungspreis erhalten hat 👉 t.ly/9gnau

Gabi Sonderegger in a meeting with another CDE team member

🌿Do sustainability standards also account for the effects of land use that extend beyond their immediate sphere of action? 🌐
Read more about the award-winning, first systematic analysis of the issue and its author Gabi Sonderegger 👉 t.ly/75xwH
#spillovers #telecoupling #sustainability

Lessons of Resilience from Data Mtaani: Workers Navigating Risk and Opportunity in Digital Spaces Author: Wanjiku Maina, Pollicy

Digital spaces shape how workers learn, earn, connect & stay safe.

From WhatsApp job networks to TikTok businesses, domestic workers navigate opportunity & risk with resilience and collective support. @cdeunibe.bsky.social

Read more: bit.ly/4aWULut

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗣𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 - 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹
Pyrolysis/biochar can help boost crop yields and tackle global warming. But it's potential is untapped. The aim of PyroScale is to generate know-how to successfully upscale pyrolysis/biochar projects in tropical regions 👉 t.ly/M2uAK
@fhnw.ch

Dorf Battir und seine Terrassen, UNESCO Weltkulturerbe

⚖️ 𝗢𝗵𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗸𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗸𝗲𝗶𝘁🌿
Die Bibel kennt den Begriff #Nachhaltigkeit nicht, aber zeigt: Nachhaltigkeit ist untrennbar mit #Gerechtigkeit verknüpft.
Und: Bei der Rede von Nachhaltigkeit geht es auch darum, Vergeltung, Ausbeutung und Machtmissbrauch einzuschränken. Blog👉 t.ly/JBQmd

village of Battir and its terraces. Battir holds UNESCO World Heritage status for its 4,000-year-old pre-Roman (Canaanite) irrigation system.

⚖️ 𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲🌿
The Bible doesn’t use the term #sustainability, but it deals with the underlying issues and shows that sustainability is inextricably linked to #justice.
It also refers to current issues such as #migration, #work and #productivity. Read the article👉 t.ly/WI_eX

Beine einer Frau und eines Mannes in Jeans, die Flecken von Malerarbeiten aufweisen

𝗪𝗶𝗲 𝗸𝗼̈𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻?
Wir müssen #Nachhaltigkeit vom abstrakten Ziel zu einer erfahrbaren Einladung verwandeln – und zu einem gemeinsamen Versprechen für die #Zukunft, so Björn Müller.
💡Ein Schlüssel dazu: soziale Innovation.
Mehr in unserm Blog 👉 t.ly/D_Qnr

Legs of a woman and man in jeans, which show stains from painting work

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄?
It’s essential to transform #sustainability from an abstract goal into a tangible invitation – and thus into a shared promise for the #future, says Björn Müller.
💡One key to this is social innovation.
Find out more in our Blog 👉 t.ly/N2B49

Forscherin interviewt Kleinfarmerin in deren Haus

Typische Landschaft für Kaffeeanbau in Cuzco, Peru

☕Trotz Bemühungen um Nachhaltigkeit gelingt es vielen Initiativen in den Wertschöpfungsketten von #Kaffee und #Kakao nicht, das Wohlergehen der Produzent*innen zu verbessern.
⚖️ Im Blogpost erklärt Javier Montoya, CDE, warum faire Teilhabe in diesen Wertschöpfungsketten so wichtig wäre 👉 t.ly/-Eiot

Smallholder interviewed by a researcher in her house

Typical coffee landscape in Cuzco, Peru

☕Despite decades of #sustainability efforts, many initiatives in the #coffee & #cocoa value chains don’t succeed in improving farmers’ well-being.
⚖️ In his blog post, Javier Montoya-Zumaeta explains why these value chains must be equitable, to become truly sustainable 👉 t.ly/aLnQX
#equity #research

Kinder an einem Kochkurs in einer Gemeinschaftsverpflegungsküche in Genf

Drohnenaufnahme von Familiengärten in Biel-Bienn

🌿 𝗪𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮̈𝗱𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗮̈𝗵𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗻 🏙️
Industrialisierte Ernährungssysteme bringen Ökosysteme an den Rand des Kollapses. Städte haben erkannt, dass sie da etwas bewegen können. Der Policy Brief beleuchtet Initiativen von 9 Schweizer Städten, die sich für nachhaltige Ernährung einsetzen👉 t.ly/KQYgL

Children at a cooking class in a communal catering kitchen

Community gardens in Biel-Bienne

𝗔𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀? Industrialized #foodsystems are pushing ecosystems to the brink of collapse. Now, cities have begun to recognize their ability to leverage change. Our policy brief highlights the efforts from 9 Swiss cities working towards more sustainable food systems👉 t.ly/cXGzS

New paper by CDE scientists shows:🌳The EU Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR ) introduces strict due diligence and traceability requirements.
⚠️ But costs may fall unevenly on producers.
🔐 Data monetisation could help to offset compliance costs, but needs strong data protection.
More 👉 t.ly/LBoQV

3/3 🎯 The goal: trade rules that actively promote sustainable food systems — within planetary boundaries, with a focus on food security, fair livelihoods.
💡Today’s debate gathered concrete proposals; more consultations are coming, incl. at the WTO Ministerial in Cameroon. More: t.ly/yoGJr
@iisd.org

2/3 🌿The starting point: the Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined initiative. Numerous experts and scientists from 4 continents developed a draft model treaty on agricultural trade for sustainable food systems which served as the basis for today’s discussion.

1/3 🌍 Why does the world need a treaty on agricultural trade for sustainable food systems, which rethinks agricultural trade? And what should it look like? These❓were at the heart of today’s consultation at the @unibe.ch bringing together voices from government, academia, business and civil society.

Irene Musselli. Zitat: «Die Behörden sollten zugeben, dass sie die Sicherheit von Pestiziden nicht garantieren können»

🌐 Warum zeigen das Pestizid-Risikomanagement und die Doppelstandards beim Export von Pestiziden gravierende Menschenrechtsdefizite auf? Und was muss sich ändern?
Irene Musselli, Expertin für Handels- und Umweltrecht am CDE
(@unibe.ch), erklärt.
Interview 👉 t.ly/mZmVU
#Pestizide #HumanRights #WTO

Irene Musselli. Quote: “Public authorities should openly acknowledge that they can’t ensure that pesticides are safe”

🌐Why do the pesticide risk management and the double standards in pesticide exports reveal serious human rights deficits? And what needs to change?
Irene Musselli, expert in trade and environmental law at CDE (@Universität Bern), explains.
Read the interview 👉 t.ly/_CsMq
#HumanRights #pesticides

Cover of the report showing a durian tree. Title: The Durian Boom: The "Smelly Fruit" - an opening for elite capture and speculation

4/4 ⚠️ But much of this land remains unused/is diverted to other use.
💡The authors call for regulations and strong environmental & social safeguards to prevent another cycle of boom crops driven by overproduction and dependence on external markets.
Full report 👉 t.ly/6Ul3E
Brief Note 👉 t.ly/8Z_cs

First graph showing the share of durian plantation area by investor country of origin. Second graph showing the share of plantation arrangements

3/4 ◾Durian plantations in Laos cover at least 16,520 ha – ranging in size from 1 ha up to 30,000 ha.
◾About 98% of the plantations are owned by companies.
◾Ownership is dominated by Lao actors (42%), mainly business people & senior officials, followed by Chinese (32%) and Vietnamese (23%) owners.

Durian plantation in Laos

Graph plantation hectares establishment/approved annually since 2005

2/4 A report by CDE Lao staff members et al. sheds light on the durian surge in #Laos. While the boom has created new opportunities, it reveals also challenges: as a highly capital-intensive crop, durian offers little benefit to smallholders and has spurred elite capture and #landspeculation.