This side event at the 2023 SDG summit underscores that without a major reframing of the 'world drug problem' and a focus on sustainable development priorities, there is a risk of falling short of achieving the 2030 Agenda.
As momentum for drug policy reform grows in Colombia, the growers of northern Cauca insist on a clear demand: that profits from legal regulation do not go to armed groups or big business, but to the growers themselves.
The Paradigma Youth Coalition present their response to the 2023 World Drug Report, emphasising the importance of involving young people in shaping progressive drug policies with evidence-based approaches, inclusivity and harm reduction at their core.
Huge profits from the drug trade are financing illegal industries responsible for destroying much of the Amazon, highlighting the often overlooked and complex relationship between drug prohibition and environmental degradation.
While the report explores the links between drug policy and the environment, it fails to grapple with the role of prohibition in environmental destruction.
The impacts of the ‘war on drugs’ on environmental, Indigenous, and human rights create space for drug policy reform advocates to deepen solidarity with people resisting on the ground.
IDPC welcomes the report’s impressive range of data and analysis, as well as its attention to environmental impacts; but regrets the continued lack of acknowledgement of the destructive impact of punitive drug policies, related human rights abuses and opportunities for meaningful reform.
'War on drugs' policies contribute to the destruction of our planet, which is why environmentally sustainable regulation should be part of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
The booming interest in the Sonoran Desert Toad as a source of 5-MeO-DMT is leading to increased pressure on the animals’ populations and ongoing sustainability concerns.