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Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN)

The Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN) is a collective of 90 members from 35 countries led by grassroots and national women's rights organisations, feminists, activists,

Agroecology: policies that keep soil alive

Published: 12 November 2024

Agroecology is a response to an industrial model of agriculture that exploits people and damages soils. In Brazil, agroecology is making significant breakthroughs in social and environmental terms. But one thing is already clear: government policy is needed to promote agroecology and confront the agroindustrial model.

35 years after the fall of the Wall: United, but not united in everything

Published: 8 November 2024

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR made reunification possible. But the gap between East and West remains. A conversation with historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk, political scientist Judith Enders and city councillor Paul Löser about fears of loss, populism and the power of positive narratives.

UN climate talks could undermine precaution on geoengineering called for by the biodiversity convention

Published: 7 November 2024

UNFCCC negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement risk legitimising dangerous Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) schemes and undermining precautionary work being undertaken in other UN fora.

A Mirror of Political Control: The Struggle for Environmental Participation in Azerbaijan

Published: 6 November 2024

This article examines the critical issue of public participation in environmental governance in Azerbaijan, focusing on the intricate relationship between environmental procedural rights and political repression, particularly in the context of the country hosting COP29.

Developing countries need ways to achieve fair and sustainable climate financing

Published: 1 November 2024

Developing nations face debt burdens that make climate action unaffordable. Comprehensive reform and targeted debt relief are essential to unlock the climate investments these countries urgently need.

G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

Published: 29 October 2024

The G20 has become an essential forum for discussing the biggest global economic challenges. How can civil society contribute to putting crucial issues on the table of the G20 heads of State?

Online Gender-Based Violence against Women* Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

Published: 22 November 2024

In 2023, the organization Global Witness registered the killing of 196 environmental defenders, clarifying that this staggering figure could be even “higher”. This report investigates online gender-based violence faced by women environmental defenders (WEDs) in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

The 2024 Elections in Georgia: descent into hegemonic authoritarianism

Published: 29 October 2024

The ruling Georgian Dream party won Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections by engaging in election manipulation, adopting the classical illiberal-authoritarian playbook. The EU must now insist on an independent investigation.

UN-Science Summit: Countries Call for the Non-Use of Solar Geoengineering

Published: 29 October 2024

Recent developments at the 79th United Nations General Assembly and its accompanying Science Summit signal a growing political momentum toward restricting the development and potential deployment of solar geoengineering technologies.

CBD COP16 in Colombia: Focus on the future of biodiversity

Published: 29 October 2024

The 16th UN conference on biodiversity in Colombia faces the challenge of delivering results for the conservation of biological diversity. In addition to financing strategies, measures to protect biodiversity and ecosystems are urgently needed.

Land Use in NDCs: A Guide to High Ambition

Published: 29 October 2024

This guide identifies twelve ‘implementation areas’ in forestry, agriculture, land tenure, and other land uses that should be addressed in nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

M. V. Ramana

Anja Troelenberg

Author and producer focusing on Albania

Anja Troelenberg (born 1993) is an author and producer focusing on Albania.

Philipp Straub

Project Officer Foreign and Security Policy

Philipp Straub studied European Studies (B.A.) at Maastricht University, Netherlands.

Arzu Geybulla

Founder of Azerbaijan Internet Watch

Arzu Geybulla, Founder of Azerbaijan Internet Watch, is an Azerbaijani writer focusing on digital authoritarianism and its implications on human rights and press freedom

Mirna Inés Fernández

Researcher, Third World Network

Mirna Inés Fernández is a Researcher at the biodiversity programme of Third World Network.

India: When a sacred river turns rogue in the border

Published: 25 October 2024

Human intervention in the Ganga river is increasingly causing erosion, flooding, and landslides along the India-Bangladesh border. Local residents often lose their land, homes, and livelihoods, facing persecution and criminalization instead of support.

Arthur Tarnowski

Chief Representative, Beijing Representative Office, Heinrich Boell Foundation

Global Young Greens (GYG)

Organization

Global Young Greens (GYG) is an emerging global organization supporting and consolidating the efforts of young people working towards social justice, ecological sustainab

Srijani Datta

Co-founder of Youth For Climate India

Srijani Datta is one of the co-founders of Youth For Climate India, a youth-led climate action group, and curator of the Climate Justice Library in New Delhi.

Liliane Pollmann

Co-spokesperson of the Global Young Greens

Liliane Pollmann is the co-spokesperson of the Global Young Greens and a dedicated advocate for climate justice as well as intersectional gender justice.

G20 to discuss taxing individuals with assets over US$1 billion

Published: 23 October 2024

It is estimated that this minimum tax of 2% on billionaires could generate annual revenue of between 200 and 250 billion dollars from around 3,000 individuals

Policy Paper: Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?

Published: 14 November 2024

Geogenic hydrogen could offer an alternative solution for the energy transition, especially in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like steel production and heavy transport. Geologist Stefan Cramer explores the potential and risks of this natural hydrogen and reveals what is currently known.

Continuity or sea change? What to expect from Kamala Harris on foreign policy

Published: 17 October 2024

No consistent picture has emerged yet as to how Kamala Harris would shape her foreign policy if she ends up being the next US president. Her time as Vice President gives at least some hints on how she might deal with China, the war in Ukraine, and policy in the Middle East.

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Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN)

Agroecology: policies that keep soil alive

35 years after the fall of the Wall: United, but not united in everything

UN climate talks could undermine precaution on geoengineering called for by the biodiversity convention

A Mirror of Political Control: The Struggle for Environmental Participation in Azerbaijan

The EU and Azerbaijan as Energy Partners: Short-Term Benefits, Uncertain Future

The emissions path for China that will shape our planetary future

A change of course. On the road to a climate-just world

Rebuilding Credibility in EU Enlargement Policy

Shaping a Future-Fit Common Agricultural Policy

Developing countries need ways to achieve fair and sustainable climate financing

G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

Online Gender-Based Violence against Women* Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

The 2024 Elections in Georgia: descent into hegemonic authoritarianism

UN-Science Summit: Countries Call for the Non-Use of Solar Geoengineering

CBD COP16 in Colombia: Focus on the future of biodiversity

Land Use in NDCs: A Guide to High Ambition

M. V. Ramana

Anja Troelenberg

Philipp Straub

Arzu Geybulla

Mirna Inés Fernández

India: When a sacred river turns rogue in the border

Arthur Tarnowski

Global Young Greens (GYG)

Srijani Datta

Liliane Pollmann

G20 to discuss taxing individuals with assets over US$1 billion

Policy Paper: Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?

Continuity or sea change? What to expect from Kamala Harris on foreign policy