New episode of Diepgang: the gap between law and justice
In episode two of video series ‘Diepgang’, Rotterdam resident Rene Visser asks an uncomfortable question: why are international climate agreements and court rulings – including binding ones, such as those of the European Court of Human Rights – so rarely taken seriously? He examines the gap between what is legally established and what governments and […]
One Planet Port launches video series ‘Diepgang – Verhalen uit de haven’
The Port of Rotterdam is the logistical heart of Europe and moves the world. It can feel distant – a vast industrial machine operating on a scale that seems to have little to do with everyday life. But its consequences are anything but abstract – and the stories of people who live and work in […]
From busiest to smartest: Erasmus IHS students make the case to One Planet Port
How can one of Europe’s largest and most complex ports transform itself to operate within planetary boundaries – without sacrificing economic strength or social equity? That was the central question a group of 30 master’s students from the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, took on as a seven-week advisory […]
From vision to implementation: five policy recommendations to transform ports in Europe and Rotterdam
Time is running out. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries have already been breached – and ports can play a decisive role in turning the tide. Realigning ports with ecological limits is urgent, necessary, and a matter of strategic self-interest. One Planet Port’s new Policy Brief equips policymakers in Europe and Rotterdam with the frameworks […]