The Rights of Nature Published: 6 February 2025 Dossier Our relationship with nature is severely disrupted. To sustainably protect people and the environment, we need new approaches – such as granting rights to nature. How can this approach be implemented and what opportunities does it offer for people and the environment?
COP20: Lima Published: 5 December 2022 From December 1 to 12, the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Lima, Peru. The Heinrich Böll Foundation is on site with a delegation. Our focus summarizes the Foundation's current work on climate policy.
COP24: Katowice Published: 15 August 2022 The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from December 2 to 14 in Katowice, Poland. The conference is intended to establish the rules according to which the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 will be implemented in order to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C.
Living Within Our Means Published: 19 July 2022 Interview Series Feminist perspectives on sustainability ahead of the Earth Overshoot Day 2022. This is a series of interviews with feminist change-makers committed to fighting for people and the planet.
50 Years of International Environmental Policy Published: 23 May 2022 Dossier The conference Stockholm+50 takes place five decades after the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment. We not only want to look back at 50 years of global environmental policy, but also look forward and ask: What can we do better so that the necessary transformation still succeeds?
Plastic Atlas Published: 21 October 2019 Dossier The Plastic Atlas - find all infographics, videos and selected contributions in our online dossier.
Plastic Published: 28 August 2019 Dossier Unveil the hidden impact of ubiquitous plastic – from infiltrating our food and water to pervading our everyday items. Our plastics dossier uncovers the responsible parties, effects on humans and nature, and essential solutions for reversing the plastic crisis.
Geoengineering Published: 9 October 2017 Dossier Our web dossier sheds light on the risks of geoengineering for human rights, indigenous and community rights, peace and democracy, food security, biodiversity and ecosystem integrity.
Biodiversity Published: 24 November 2015 Dossier Synthetic Biology describes a set of new genetic techniques for designing and engineering lifeforms for industrial purposes. So far, there is neither a public debate worth mentioning nor any regulation by law. Our dossier looks at the risks Synthetic Biology poses for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Dossier: Understanding Southeast Asia Published: 27 October 2015 The implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015/2016 will have drastic impacts on the socio-economic development and democratization of the ten member countries. This dossier and the lecture series seek to explain current political developments, societal changes and economic trends in the region.
Seasons of Change: Climate, Energy and Resource Politics in the MENA Region Published: 28 October 2013 This trilingual webdossier presents analysis and perspectives from a wide range of international and regional experts on how climate change, resource and energy politics relate to political and social change.