Resources

The availability and efficient use of resources are crucial for the development and functioning of our society. Sustainable management of resources is essential to mitigate environmental issues and ensure the needs of current and future generations.

Here you can find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on resources.

Recent Articles on Resources

Aufmacherbild zu Erklärfilm: Ein Technofix für das Klima? Land-basiertes Geoengineering (BECCS)

Delay, Distract and Deceive: BECCS Developments in South America, Africa and Asia

Analysis

Part one of our series analyses the status of BECCS in South America and Africa and shows that BECCS is far from being the silver bullet to climate change that some actors portray it to be.

Coraina de la Plaza, Kwami Kpondzo, Souparna Lahiri

Das Bild zeigt eine Sumpflandschaft mit Schilfartigen Gräsern im Vordergrund, dahinter dichtgewachsene, größere Bäume, alles in hellen Grüntönen

Climate guardians under threat

Interview

The peatlands of Africa's Cuvette Centrale in the Congo Basin store more carbon than the rainforest that overhangs it. But peat is only valuable as a carbon store if it remains water-saturated and untouched in the soil. An interview with Irene Wabiwa Betoko, International Project Leader, Congo Basin Forest of Greenpeace Africa.

Lebensmitteltransporter am Grenzübergang Kerem Shalom

War in Ukraine: The effects are dramatic

Interview

How the war in Ukraine threatens global food security – an interview with Dr Martin Frick, head of the Berlin office of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

Inka Dewitz

Ein Fluss inmitten von bewaldeten Berghängen

“Net Gain” is a lose-lose for rights, gender justice and social equity in biodiversity policy

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.

Net Zero Is Not Zero

Analysis

Recent carbon-neutrality pledges may seem ambitious, but merely serve to promote a new set of false climate solutions under a different guise. Such pledges may persuade many people, but the climate isn’t buying it.

Linda Schneider , Maureen Santos

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Thematic Focuses on Resources

Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery

Luftaufnahme einer kleinen Mine in der Nähe von Mt. Isa Queensland.

Resource Politics

The Ocean Atlas

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Publications on Resources

Photo: A dilapidated building with a partially collapsed roof and chimneys. In the foreground, a warning sign in Serbian. Above, the cover of the report The Jadar Project, Serbia: history, context and concerns.

The Jadar Project, Serbia

Policy Brief

Concerns about Serbia’s Jadar project grow due to irregularities by authorities and Rio Tinto. Issues like sustainability failures, activist repression, unlawful assessments, corruption, and political influence, erode trust. This briefing covers the developments, concerns, and implications.

Jovan Rajić, Tibor Moldvai, Johanna Sydow, Katja Giebel

The Raw Materials Situation in European Countries Cover

The Raw Materials Situation in Neighboring European Countries

Critical raw materials and rare earths are of great economic importance for the European Union. This publication reflects the raw materials situation in four neighboring European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Georgia, and Armenia.

Frontpage of Böll.Thema Cursed Treasures

Böll.Thema 2/23: Cursed Treasures

Global demand for critical and strategic raw materials is on the rise. These resources are indispensable, particularly for the transition to clean energy, but also within other industry sectors. In this issue of our Böll.Thema magazine, we provide insights into recent developments in resource extraction, the associated challenges, and, most importantly, opportunities for positive change.

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