Myanmar’s Natural Resources: Blessing or Curse? Published: 11 December 2013 Myanmar’s progress since the 2010 general elections has been astounding, with political transition greatly encouraging citizens and international diplomatic and investment communities. The diplomatic climate for Myanmar has changed dramatically as a result and sanctions have been eased progressively. By David Allen and Rainer Einzenberger
What use is the (D-)EITI? The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Germany under scrutiny Published: 20 May 2022 Report The paper gives an overview of the structure and functioning of the EITI, the implementation of the EITI in Germany and assesses the content of the EITI reports so far from a civil society perspective. pdf
Overexposed Published: 21 March 2022 Analysis Women are more affected than men by plastics. Biological reasons are part of the problem: their bodies react in different ways to toxins, and the hygiene products that women use are often contaminated. But alternatives do exist. By Johanna Hausmann
“Net Gain” is a lose-lose for rights, gender justice and social equity in biodiversity policy Published: 17 March 2022 Recommendation A new policy paper by the Global Forest Coalition addresses offsets to biodiversity. It shows that offsets mostly do not contribute to biodiversity conservation and also have significant negative impacts on women and indigenous peoples.
"Mainstreaming gender and empowering women for environmental Sustainability" Published: 14 March 2022 Analysis In March 2020, the OECD Global Forum on Environment focused on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability". This summary report on the OECD-Forum highlights selected environment-related sectors and policies, and how they should be discussed from a gender-responsive perspective. By Birte Rodenberg
Strengthening gender justice in global environmental crises Published: 11 March 2022 Introduction To deal with the dramatic consequences of the global environmental and climate crises, international attention is also growing for civil society environmental movements and their louder feminist demands. By Birte Rodenberg
"It's not just the carbon footprint – we also have to see the feet" Published: 11 March 2022 Interview Gender justice, democracy and socio-ecological sustainability are politically and economically inextricably linked. Barbara Unmüßig, President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, gives an insight into her own experiences and develops recommendations for action for politicians. By Birte Rodenberg
Thailand’s Plastic Waste Conundrum Published: 16 November 2021 Analysis Despite the Thai government’s ban of four more types of single-use plastics in 2022, up to 250,000 tonnes of imported plastic waste from other nations continues to flow into the country annually through the international plastic waste trade. Thailand is trying to stay the course with further efforts to mitigate plastic pollution, but there are still challenges in waste sorting and collection on the ground. By Pratch Rujivanarom
Climate Action Network: “We know our duty and responsibility” Published: 19 October 2021 Interview CAN – the Climate Action Network - is the largest international civil society network, that has monitored the UN climate negotiations for many years. Whether at national or international level, how can civil society participation be ensured at all in times of pandemic? What does this mean for the capacity for action and strategy of a global network like CAN? A conversation between Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of CAN International and Barbara Unmüßig, President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation By Barbara Unmüßig
“Ecological civilisation” and the conservation of biological diversity – a glance at China ahead of CBD COP 15 Published: 16 September 2021 Interview The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will kick off in October 2021 in Kunming, China. What is the importance of biodiversity in China and what are the Chinese government's goals for COP 15? Lili Fuhr, Head of the International Environmental Policy Division, spoke with our Beijing Office Director, Paul Kohlenberg. By Lili Fuhr