Xavier Farré Fabregat
@xavierfarre.bsky.social
PhD candidate at @UPFBarcelona || International law and the environment 🍃
"After studying the lopsided contracts between Fifa and the South African government for the 2010 men’s World Cup, lawyer Sophie Nakueira described the world’s governing body as a “floating sovereign.” In other words, Fifa is a parastate that acts like a parasite"
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Zohran Mamdani has upended US politics. Now he should take on Fifa | Jules Boykoff
New York’s mayor-elect has taken on powerful institutions. With the World Cup taking place in his city, he should challenge Fifa next
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"After studying the lopsided contracts between Fifa and the South African government for the 2010 men’s World Cup, lawyer Sophie Nakueira described the world’s governing body as a “floating sovereign.” In other words, Fifa is a parastate that acts like a parasite"
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
"Aunque en ciertos años podemos medir altas temperaturas en la superficie de los lagos tropicales, medir 41 °C en toda la columna de agua, como lo hicimos nosotros, es algo sin precedentes, hasta donde sabemos”,
www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Los...
www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Los...
Los lagos amazónicos llegan a los 41º C
La ola de calor y la sequía extremas de 2023 transformaron estas masas de agua en ecosistemas sobrecalentados y con niveles de agua en mínimos históricos. Esto provocó mortandades masivas de fauna acuática y revela una tendencia de calentamiento acelerado en los ecosistemas tropicales de agua dulce.
www.agenciasinc.es
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"Aunque en ciertos años podemos medir altas temperaturas en la superficie de los lagos tropicales, medir 41 °C en toda la columna de agua, como lo hicimos nosotros, es algo sin precedentes, hasta donde sabemos”,
www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Los...
www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Los...
Soft-soled trail shoes and synthetic clothing “appear to be significant contributors to microplastics finding their way into these remote, otherwise pristine waters”, said Tim Keyes, a Sacred Heart University data scientist
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics are brought into the wilderness on hiking shoes and gear, study shows
Research comparing Adirondack mountain lakes in New York suggests foot traffic is significant source of pollution
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Soft-soled trail shoes and synthetic clothing “appear to be significant contributors to microplastics finding their way into these remote, otherwise pristine waters”, said Tim Keyes, a Sacred Heart University data scientist
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fourth way. Quina vergonya www.ara.cat/1_52f5e4?utm...
Consultores internacionals i el 'think tank' de Tony Blair, implicats en el disseny de la Riviera Trump a Gaza
Empresaris israelians i assessors internacionals exploren propostes per transformar la Franja en un pol econòmic i turístic
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July 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The fourth way. Quina vergonya www.ara.cat/1_52f5e4?utm...
"from October 7, 2023, to May 13, 2025, individual export licenses for [...] military equipment to Israel with a total value of 485,103,796 euros were issued". This "raises serious questions about the story Germany told the ICJ in April 2024 in the pending case" www.justsecurity.org/114479/germa...
German Arms Exports to Israel and the ICJ
International law scholar discusses discrepancy between Germany’s recent disclosure of military support to Israel and what Germany told the International Court of Justice about its practices.
www.justsecurity.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"from October 7, 2023, to May 13, 2025, individual export licenses for [...] military equipment to Israel with a total value of 485,103,796 euros were issued". This "raises serious questions about the story Germany told the ICJ in April 2024 in the pending case" www.justsecurity.org/114479/germa...