Traditional emphases of the Heinrich Böll Foundation include support for environmental activists and grassroots groups in the areas of mining, biodiversity and water. Both currently and in the future, the topic of "Energy" will come to the forefront as well.

The Foundation’s environmental program targets civil-society and state-sponsored actors, whose environmental consciousness is strengthened and promoted. The Foundation also supports specific partner organisations in their project activities in the areas of resource protection, environmental education, and environmental lobbying, thus striving for enhanced consciousness on environmental problems among the population in the region.

Gradually, environmental movements are forming in some African countries. The Heinrich Böll Foundation helps network groups that are advocating sustainable development and effective environmental protection.

Internationale Migration ist heute eine zentrale Herausforderung für viele Staaten. Mehr denn je wurde in den letzten Jahren deutlich, dass die Migrationspolitik der EU reformiert werden muss. Hauptziel der dreitägigen Konferenz der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung ist, konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für die europäische Migrationspolitik zu formulieren.

"Today international migration in connection with the issues of regional conflicts, humanitarian plights, and the integration of minorities is one of the most prominent challenges of many nations. The main goal of this project is to launch new policy recommendations for a better balance in the migration politics of the European Union."