Atlases

The Water Atlas presents the complexity and urgency of global water issues in a visually compelling, accessible format - from the unequal distribution of water and industrial pollution to climate-linked water insecurity and geopolitical tensions.

Since its colonization, the Amazon region has served as a projection surface for foreign ideas and desires. With the Brazilian Amazon Atlas, we want to deconstruct common stereotypes about the region - and show it from the perspective of its diverse inhabitants.

The Brazilian Amazon Atlas offers a new perspective on one of the most important regions on Earth. Instead of reproducing long-standing myths and colonial narratives, this publication centers the voices of the people who have lived in and protected the Amazon for generations.

The Wasseratlas 2025 published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and BUND provides information on how to protect water ecosystems from overuse and pollution – and how to strengthen the human right to water.

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.

The Bodenatlas 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.

The Peatland Atlas highlights the consequences of the destruction of these unique habitats and shows the opportunities of wet peatlands and their use for society in order to encourage all actors to take action.

The Mooratlas 2023 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!”

The Sozialatlas 2022 provides an overview of the complexity of the social system, showing its foundations and prospects. It reveals that social cohesion is based on cooperation between society, the state, and the economy—and that its future can only be shaped through joint efforts.