Glopolis is a non-partisan, non-governmental organization which focuses on the analysis of economic globalization, trade, development, agriculture and climate change.
2. 5. 2012
NGOs Send Open Letter to European Commissioners on Biofuels

On 2 May 2012 the European Commission met to discuss the European biofuel policy, more specifically the problematic issue of high carbon emissions connected to indirect land use change (ILUC). More than 100 NGOs from all over the world, including Glopolis, signed an open letter to the European commissioners calling for the EU to put measures into place to avert the negative impacts biofuel policies have on climate change.
2. 4. 2012
Francis Namu Njoka: Western investors are aggravating the food crisis

European policies in support of biofuels have unfortunate consequences – western firms are taking over land in Africa to cultivate crops such as jatropha, essentially destroying local agriculture in the process. “These firms are creating a very poor impression of western countries in the eyes of Africans. People are alarmed over what could happen next,” says Francis Namu Njoka, a Kenyan biofuel and biomass expert.
8. 3. 2012
23. 2. 2012
The Impacts of Biofuel Production in Developing Countries

In recent years African countries have enjoyed interest from abroad, thanks in part to a great amount of available land apparently ideal for cultivating crops for providing food security and for the production of biofuels.
14. 11. 2011

Livestock is a sector on the move. Population in the global South are increasingly shifting consumption towards meat and dairy products. This growing demand is the main trigger of the so-called „livestock revolution“ , an important opportunity for pro-poor growth. Yet, the dairy sector on which this article focusesis the one often reported to be undermined by Europeanmilk powder exports. At the moment of reforming the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), what is the situation and where are we heading to?
26. 5. 2011
Food Sovereignty As a Way to Achieve Food Security

Small steps in the Czech Republic towards sustainable agricultural production and consumption.
18. 4. 2011
Delegation from Colombia aiming to gain support for revision of free-trade agreements in Prague

On April 18th Columbian delegation composed of trade-unionists and members of human-rights organizations will commence a three-day visit of Prague. Glopolis has organized meetings for the delegation’s members with representatives in the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions. The delegates will also speak at Charles University in Prague and in Czech media.
21. 2. 2012
Glopolis issued a briefing paper related to the issue of biofuels.
3. 2. 2012
In the pursuit of a more coherent CAP for development?
Glopolis issued a briefing paper on Common Agriculture Policy coherence for development.
1. 2. 2012
Climate Change and Technology transfer
Glopolis issued a paper on climate change and technology transfer.
19. 12. 2011
Glopolis issued a Land Grabs in Africa - Threat to Food Security paper.