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Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

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.

Rare earth mining in Hpyi Di Village near Mai Ja Yang town, Kachin State, Myanmar

Fractured Authority and Resource Politics in Myanmar: New Report on Rare Earth Mining

Study

The mining of rare earths is not just about international raw materials policy, as a new study from Myanmar shows. It is also about environmental justice, local governance and the future of the civil war-torn country.

By Shanan Foundation

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How Anti-LGBTQ+ Ideas Help the Georgian Dream Consolidate Power

Analysis

Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has been a central element of the Georgian Dream’s anti-democratic turn towards the far right. How do anti-LGBTQ+ statements and policies help GD expand its grip on power, and why does this strategy work?

By Tamta Gelashvili

Events

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May

Deregulation and access to raw materials at any price - the answer to current crises?

Panel discussion Tuesday, 13. May 2025 in Berlin

Debate with political decision-makers and lithium experts from Latin America, Africa and Europe Lateinamerika, Afrika, und Europa
13

May

Countering Disinformation: The role and responsibility of independent journalism

Event Tuesday, 13. May 2025 in Berlin

World Press Freedom Day 2025
Livestream
26

May

Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2025

Conference Monday, 26. May 2025 in Berlin

From Disruption to Transformation
Livestream
27

May

The Self-deception Trap

Book presentation and discussion Tuesday, 27. May 2025 in Berlin

On dependencies and the vision of equal partnership

Regions

Zwei Frauen auf dem brasilianischen Agrarökologie-Kongress, Rio de Janeiro November 2023.

Without Feminism, There is no Agroecology

Background

It is impossible to imagine a just, sustainable, and diverse future that does not include women, and especially rural women, as they are the ones leading the transformation of the agrifood system in Latin America.

Thailand: An uncommon common Museum

Artikel

Parts of Thailand's modern political history, about which nothing can be found in school textbooks, are being exhibited and preserved in an unconventional museum. All Thais should have their say there – not just important historical figures.

By Anon Chawalawan

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Publications

From Forest to Furnace

E-Paper

The burning of wood for energy is increasing worldwide, putting pressure on forests and ecosystems. This paper analyzes the development in Europe, North America, East Asia, Africa, and South America.

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A circular economy can help mitigate the negative effects of our resource consumption and reduce the massive dependence on raw materials from other countries. The study sets out what needs to be considered in order to achieve a just transition towards a circular economy.

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Trump 2.0, Green Transition, and Transatlantic Climate Action

E-Paper

This paper explores how the EU and its member states could adjust their climate policies based on expected Trump administration positions regarding two key elements of global climate action, and possible European responses along the variables of unity and decisiveness.

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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Publication Series

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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.

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