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Events

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April

Disrupted Alliance

Event Tuesday, 01. April 2025 in Washington D.C.

What the rise of the US tech right means for the future of the Transatlantic relationship
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April

The Care Economy

Book presentation and discussion Wednesday, 02. April 2025 in Berlin

Rethinking Prosperity, health and work
Livestream
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May

Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2025

Conference Monday, 26. May 2025 in Berlin

From Disruption to Transformation
Livestream

Regions

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After the COP16 Biodiversity Conference in Colombia: What remains and what comes next

Commentary

The UN Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, ended in early November with important resolutions, but no agreement on the key issue of financing biodiversity conservation.

By Evelyn Hartig

Rede von Susana Muhamad, kolumbianische Umweltministerin, bei der Eröffnung der 16. UN-Biodiversitätskonferenz (COP16) in Cali, Kolumbien, vor einer großen Leinwand mit Konferenzdetails sowie den Flaggen Kolumbiens und der UN.

CBD COP16 in Colombia: Focus on the future of biodiversity

Commentary

The 16th UN conference on biodiversity in Colombia faces the challenge of delivering results for the conservation of biological diversity. In addition to financing strategies, measures to protect biodiversity and ecosystems are urgently needed.

By Evelyn Hartig and Victor da Silva Souza

All Regions

As a political foundation, we are independent of the party and parliamentary group, but at the same time we are an integral part of the green movement. The headwind that blows in our face is getting tougher every day.

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Böll.Thema 2/24: Democracy

Worldwide, democracy is under pressure. In this edition of the magazine Böll.Thema we introduce people who inspire us with their commitment to democratic values. Because without dedication and action, there can be no democracy. And without democracy, everything is for naught.

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Trump 2.0 and European cohesion

E-paper

Over the last three years, the transatlantic alliance has demonstrated a largely remarkable unity in its support for Ukraine. But the future of US policy under President Trump is particularly uncertain. Given this context, this paper explores how the European Union and its Member States could adjust their Ukraine and NATO policies.

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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All Issues of Perspectives Latin America (Spanish)

All Issues of Perspectives Southeastern Europe

All Issues of Perspectives Middle East & North Africa

Portals & Institutes

Go to GreenCampus

GreenCampus is our further education academy with offers in political management, personnel development as well as gender and diversity management.

Go to Heimatkunde

Heimatkunde is the migration policy portal of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Go to the GWI

The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

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Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Deteriorating state crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Confronting Injustice: Decolonizing and Reimagining Peace in Palestine-Israel

Events

Disrupted Alliance

The Care Economy

Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2025

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