GeoPolicy

The first case of rights of Nature in Europe: The Mar Menor Lagoon

Damla Posta October 17, 2025

Eutrophication in Ioannina lake in Epirus, Greece. Photo by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. Source: Imaggeo

The rights of Nature: A new paradigm Does Nature have inalienable rights just as humans do? This is what the rights of Nature paradigm stands for, marking a radical departure from the assumption that Nature is property under the law. The idea of rights for Nature stems from legal philosophy and political science. Partially, it is a product of the concept deep ecology, developed by the Norwegian ph ...[Read More]

The academic practice of resistance: Learning solutions in the age of autocracy

Zsanett Gréta Papp August 14, 2025

Meeting place: Planet Earth by Grace Shephard, Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Source: Imaggeo

This blog summarises The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars’ Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding. This handbook provides practical strategies for academics facing politically hostile environments and offers a framework to protect scientific integrity and academic freedom without compromising personal safety. Around the world, we are witnessing a disturbing rise in democratic backslid ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Your guide to engaging with science for policy at EGU25

Chloe Hill April 10, 2025

EGU23 Short Course, Beyond SciComm 101 with Laura Smillie and Mario Scharfbillig

Each year, the EGU’s Science for Policy Programme at the EGU General Assembly provides participants with insights on how their research and expertise can be integrated into the policymaking process and the opportunities that exist for them to engage. This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post highlights some of the exciting #Sci4Pol sessions and initiatives that you can engage with! While this blog post hig ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: A Week Inside the European Parliament – Science, Policy, and the Role of Experts

Bianca Drepper March 28, 2025

Outside the European Parliament. Photo Credit: Bianca Drepper

As the selected scientist in the EGU’s 2024 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme, I had the opportunity to experience life inside the European Parliament for a week with the support of Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jutta Paulus and her team, who are part of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. A week is short, but in these few days, I gained deeper insights into the inner workings of ...[Read More]