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

Damla Posta October 17, 2025

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]

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

Zsanett Gréta Papp August 14, 2025

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]

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

Chloe Hill April 10, 2025

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]

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

Bianca Drepper March 28, 2025

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]

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GeoPolicy: Science Diplomacy in a new Geopolitical order

Chloe Hill February 27, 2025

We have entered a new era of “harsh” geopolitics. Those were the words of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2025. It is an era with geostrategic rivalries where commitment to international organisations (e.g. UN, WHO) and global solidarity can no longer be taken for granted. By now it is clear that the c ...[Read More]

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GeoPolicy: Your guide to EGU’s 2025 science for policy activities

Chloe Hill January 28, 2025

The EGU’s Science for Policy Programme is continually developing and expanding to help provide EGU members with opportunities to engage with policymaking processes and to support European policymakers in making evidence-informed decisions. This GeoPolicy blog post kicks-off the New Year by outlining a few of the key science for policy activities that you can look forward to and engage with in the ...[Read More]

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GeoPolicy: Exploring the European Parliament with last year’s Science-Policy Pairing Scheme candidates

Chloe Hill September 11, 2024

Each year, the EGU’s Science-Policy Pairing Scheme offers selected EGU members the opportunity to experience life inside the European Parliament. This Pairing Scheme aims to promote evidence-informed policymaking, provide the scientists involved with insights about how Members of the Parliament (MEPs) use research in their decision-making, and encourage stronger science-policy partnerships! For th ...[Read More]

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GeoPolicy: 10 steps for creating a knowledge synthesis for policy impact

Chloe Hill August 27, 2024

When working on legislation, policymakers often require scientific evidence or expertise to support their decision-making. Scientific information can help policymakers to identify any unintended consequences of a policy decision and access solutions that they may not have otherwise considered. In many cases, the information that researchers give to policymakers is a summary of a single study that ...[Read More]

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GeoPolicy: Your 2024 Science for Policy Summer Reading list

Chloe Hill July 26, 2024

As the days grow warmer and you start to think about your summer holidays or field work, you might also be looking for a book or two to help you unwind! Whether you’re lounging by the pool, enjoying a picnic in the park, or resting after a long day in the field, summer is the perfect backdrop for getting lost in a good read. This month’s blog post highlights several books that have been reco ...[Read More]

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GeoPolicy: 10 things that you can do to start engaging with policymaking today

Chloe Hill May 10, 2024

This months GeoPolicy blog post outlines 10 things that you can do to start engaging with policy today! This list was originally created with the help of the EGU’s Science for Policy Working Group and other Science-Policy experts who attending EGU24. While the below list isn’t extensive, it does provide a good overview of the range of possibilities that are at your fingertips to build ...[Read More]

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