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Specials

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25th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

Dossier

This dossier explores whether the gains of the past 25 years have laid a resilient and transformative foundation for feminist and gender-transformative approaches in peacebuilding, as well as in foreign, security and development policy.

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COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

Dossier

COP-30 in Belém, Brazil: Our dossier on the UN Climate Change Conference in November 2025 provides facts, information, and analyses.

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EU-China Relations: Bound by Clean Tech or Divided by It?

Dossier

Green Tech has emerged as one of the defining factors in the relationship between the European Union (EU) and China, intertwining their economic ambitions and security considerations with their climate commitments.

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25th Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

In an increasingly fragmented world, it is time to rethink peace and security. What does it take to reclaim these concepts from a progressive, green perspective? These questions will be explored at our Annual Foreign Policy Conference.

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Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Dossier

Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a powerful response to today’s interlinked crises - environmental degradation, climate change, and deepening social inequalities. This dossier explores how agroecology redefines food systems and promotes people’s agency.

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Masculinities in Asia

Dossier

This dossier shows how ideals of masculinity in Asia influence (young) generations and even entire nations, how men themselves suffer from hegemonic masculinity, and how queer interventions and traditional Asian ideas can offer alternatives.

Events

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November

Art for Freedom: Unseen Civilians

Exhibition Tuesday, 18. November 2025 – Tuesday, 16. December 2025 in Berlin
21

November

Global Voices Against Forgetting

Film presentation Friday, 21. November 2025 – Saturday, 22. November 2025 in Berlin

Films of Memory and Resistance
21

November

Reproductive Futures

Meeting Friday, 21. November 2025 – Saturday, 22. November 2025 in Berlin

Feminist Visions for Just Care
Livestream
01

December

Here Comes The Sun

Online book presentation Monday, 01. December 2025

Europe Calling with Bill McKibben and Mara Kleine
04

December

Boell Talks: Disinformation and External Interference in Armenian Politics

Online discussion Thursday, 04. December 2025

Regions

Overcoming Latin America’s Mounting Debt Crises

Analysis

Climate finance and green investments will achieve little in debt-strapped economies without systemic reform. Latin America and the Caribbean need not more pledges but an overhaul of global financial governance.

Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Ulrich Volz, Alex Dryden

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Civil peace in Sudan – and Germany's important role

Commentary

In the conflict in Sudan, diplomatic efforts are focused too heavily on the two main warring parties, the SAF and RSF, while civilian actors are barely involved. Without their active participation, a peace process has little chance of success.

Ahmed Kodouda, Ulf Terlinden

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The Peatland Atlas highlights the consequences of the destruction of these unique habitats and shows the opportunities that wet moors and their use offer society, encouraging all stakeholders to take action – “Moors must be wet!”

Soil Atlas 2024

Atlas

The Soil Atlas presents data and facts about the importance and condition of land, soils, and arable land. In numerous graphics and text contributions, it provides an up-to-date insight into the condition and threats to the soils on which we depend.

Economy Atlas 2024

Atlas

How can we achieve climate targets while ensuring sustainable and equitable prosperity? This atlas identifies political instruments and solutions for an ecologically oriented social market economy in 19 subject areas.

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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Portals & Institutes

Go to GreenCampus

GreenCampus is our further education academy with offers in political management, personnel development as well as gender and diversity management.

Go to Heimatkunde

Heimatkunde is the migration policy portal of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Go to the GWI

The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Recent Articles

Gaza’s Feminist Legal Pioneer

From Brussels to Belém: Can the EU Demand Ambition While Retreating at Home?

COP30: Entrenching a New Era of Climate Colonialism

Specials

25th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

EU-China Relations: Bound by Clean Tech or Divided by It?

25th Foreign Policy Conference

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Masculinities in Asia

Events

Art for Freedom: Unseen Civilians

Global Voices Against Forgetting

Reproductive Futures

Here Comes The Sun

Boell Talks: Disinformation and External Interference in Armenian Politics

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Overcoming Latin America’s Mounting Debt Crises

Civil peace in Sudan – and Germany's important role

Publications

Peatland Atlas 2023

Soil Atlas 2024

Economy Atlas 2024

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

Our Newsletters

Recent Articles

Gaza’s Feminist Legal Pioneer

From Brussels to Belém: Can the EU Demand Ambition While Retreating at Home?

COP30: Entrenching a New Era of Climate Colonialism

Specials

25th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

EU-China Relations: Bound by Clean Tech or Divided by It?

25th Foreign Policy Conference

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Masculinities in Asia

Events

Art for Freedom: Unseen Civilians

Global Voices Against Forgetting

Reproductive Futures

Here Comes The Sun

Boell Talks: Disinformation and External Interference in Armenian Politics

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Overcoming Latin America’s Mounting Debt Crises

Civil peace in Sudan – and Germany's important role

Publications

Peatland Atlas 2023

Soil Atlas 2024

Economy Atlas 2024

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

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