Andrés Ángel Andrés Ángel is a Colombian geologist with more than ten years of experience in assessing the socio-ecological impacts of extraction projects, particularly in the mini
Jan Kosmol Jan Kosmol works as a scientific policy advisor at the Federal Environment Agency in the «Resource Conservation, Material Cycles, Mineral and Metal Industry» section
Dr. Alexander Janz Dr. Alexander Janz heads the «Sustainable Products and Sustainable Consumption, Circular Economy» department at the Federal Environment Agency.
Luisa Denter Luisa Denter is an advisor on resource policy and circular economy at the environmental and development NGO Germanwatch e.V. in Bonn.
Alejandro Gonzalez Alejandro Gonzalez is a researcher and activist in the climate justice team of The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO).
Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 to Joumana Seif Published: 6 December 2022 The Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 goes to the Syrian lawyer and women's and human rights activist Joumana Seif.
Reasons given by the jury: Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 Published: 6 December 2022 The Syrian lawyer, women's rights and human rights activist and lawyer Joumana Seif is awarded with the Anne Klein Women's Award 2023.
CBD COP 15: "The loss of biodiversity poses an existential threat" Published: 5 December 2022 Before the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal, Member of the German Bundestag Jan-Niclas Gesenhues answered questions about the interconnection of the climate and biodiversity crisis, economic models that consider well being, and more sustainable consumption.
Short biography Joumana Seif Published: 5 December 2022 Joumana Seif has been working in the human rights field since 2001 and supported the democratic movements in Syria with a focus on political prisoners. She left Syria in 2012, a year after the start of the uprising against the Assad regime.
Esther Straub Managing Director, Brauerei Clemens Härle Esther Straub has been the 5th generation Managing Director of the Clemens Härle brewery in Leutkirch in the Allgäu region since 2022.
Yakob Yatene Aylate Yakob Yatene Aylate is a former journalist for the Ethiopian state broadcaster EBC, an academician, and a humanitarian worker.
Victor Santiz, courage in the face of addictions and food insecurity Published: 1 December 2022 The young man from Chiapas, originally from San Cristóbal de las Casas, is dedicated to adopting an approach founded on agroecology and peace to help young people living in extreme poverty and threatened by drugs.
Joaquín Puerto, a mental health advocate for the LGBT community in a Mayan community in Southern Mexico Published: 1 December 2022 Discrimination and stigmas are emotional burdens experienced by members of the LGBT+ community, and the young activist seeks to give them attention
Pedro Dzidz, through photography, keeps Mayan communities alive Published: 1 December 2022 The legacy of this ancient culture is at risk, which is why he decided to create a photo library to prevent them from falling into oblivion.
The systematic violation of human rights during the National Strike in 2021 Published: 1 December 2022 The 2021 national strike brought together young men and women from various sectors and social movements in urban and rural areas throughout Colombia, where they mobilized to carry out social protest. The systematic violation of human rights, lack of educational opportunities, unemployment, inequality, violent state repression and poverty are reasons why thousands of young people took to the streets and roads across the country to protest.
Cristian Sulub, Mexico's youngest commissioner who breaks adult-centric paradigms Published: 1 December 2022 Cristian Jesús Sulub Bacab, 21 years old, is one of the youngest municipal commissioners in Mexico; One of the first decisions he made in office was to literally allow women and children into the offices of the San Antonio Tzacalá police station in Mérida, Mexico.
Volando Libres, young people fight against gender-based violence from childhood Published: 1 December 2022 The project seeks to raise awareness among minors in a country where 10 women are murdered every day.
Yolanda Perez, an activist challenging inequality and violence through art in Chiapas Published: 1 December 2022 The struggle Yolanda faces is against a systemic authoritarian system, shaped by classism, machismo, poverty, violence and discrimination.
Aby Cris, a trans boy who challenges the system in university spaces Published: 1 December 2022 In claiming their rights, they have stood up against a sexist and oppressive education system. Just seeking to make universities safe spaces in Mexico.
Issues & Struggle of young People in the 2021 National Strike Movement Published: 1 December 2022 This video portrays young men and women from various sectors and social movements in urban and rural areas throughout Colombia and shows their issues & struggle in the 2021 national strike movement.
Ha'kanules: young water guardians in Southern Mexico Published: 1 December 2022 The region has the largest network of subterranean rivers in the world; its objective is to preserve natural resources in spite of large polluting companies. Yamili Salazar Ku is a young Environmental Engineering graduate who, since 2013, has been leading the largest network of water guardians throughout the Yucatan. She promotes environmental education, water care and human rights.
Social Protest in the Southwestern Colombian City Pasto Published: 1 December 2022 The article describes and discusses social protest in the southwestern Colombian city Pasto within the framework of the so-called "National Strike". The situation was characterized by an unprecedented social mobilization and an alarming escalation in the use of repressive violence by the state.
The Indian Presidency of G20 Published: 30 November 2022 Towards sustainable development needs of the Global South and dialogue on pending macro issues.
Margo Wieseler Student assistant, European Union and North America Division Margo Wieseler is a student assistant in the European Union and North America Division.
CBD COP 15: Biodiversity’s ‘Paris’ or ‘Copenhagen’? Published: 25 November 2022 With the future of biodiversity on the line, UN member states meeting in Montreal this December must set a framework for a new conservation paradigm.
Decolonial Dialogues 2023 Published: 1 March 2023 In four digital conversations, central aspects of a postcolonial relational ethic between Africa and Europe will be discussed. After the introductory session on the content and direction of decolonisation, it will be about cooperation after the restitution of colonial looted property. The third discussion asks about fair conditions for reciprocal mobility between the continents. The last dialogue of the series deals with African and European attitudes towards the human-nature relationship.
Gender-based violence in politics - a threat to democracy Published: 24 November 2022 One of the main reasons women choose not to run for political office: They fear their safety inside and outside social networks, as well as attacks from the opposition and from within their own ranks.
More than a military tactic: sexual violence in wars and armed conflicts Published: 23 November 2022 War and armed conflict almost always go hand in hand with sexual violence – rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage. On occasions when it seems pertinent, such as in the context of the current war in Ukraine, politicians and the media talk about the issue and condemn the violence, but their rhetoric is short on substance.
What will Happen if I Use my Voice? Published: 21 November 2022 Gendered disinformation online silences women in the public sphere. The disinformation and democratization expert Nina Jankowicz explains how.