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Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a powerful response to today’s interlinked crises - environmental degradation, climate change, and deepening social inequalities. This dossier explores how agroecology redefines food systems and promotes people’s agency.

Towards a Paradigm Shift: How Women Create Agroecology in Central and Eastern Europe

Background

The number of farmers in Poland is declining, but fortunately there is one group in rural areas that is trying to build farms based on new principles. These are young women who embody the ideas of agroecology: diversification of production, rural cooperation and care for the environment.

By Ruta Śpiewak and Klaudia Kryńska

Untold Revolution: Food Sovereignty in Palestine

Background

The pursuit of food sovereignty in Palestine is a profound act of agency and a demand for food justice. It is rooted in agroecology and the control of local natural resources to achieve self-sufficiency.

By Mary Deeik

Events

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June

Those tempered at daybreak: LGBTQ* eyewitness reports of the war in Ukraine

Exhibition Monday, 02. June 2025 – Monday, 30. June 2025 in Berlin
24

June

Böll.Global | War in the Middle East: How do people on the ground look at the current escalation?

Online discussion series Tuesday, 24. June 2025

Livestream
24

June

The Rule of Law and Checks and Balances under Attack

Panel discussion Tuesday, 24. June 2025 in Berlin

Lessons from Hungary and the U.S.
Livestream
25

June

Trading partners: Rethinking Europe’s global partnerships

Webinar Wednesday, 25. June 2025

Livestream
29

June

ŠTO TE NEMA ("Where Have You Been")

Film presentation and talk Sunday, 29. June 2025 in Berlin

Srebrenica, 30 Years Later – Contested Memory
30

June

Srebrenica, 30 years later: Contested memory

Discussion evening Monday, 30. June 2025 in Berlin

Livestream

Regions

Flag of the European Union at a demonstration against the war in Ukraine

Actually European!? 2022

Summary

This year`s representative survey reveals, citizens expect Germany to play a more active role in the EU during this "Zeitenwende”.

By Christine Pütz and Johannes Hillje

Proteste in Tokyo gegen Russlands Ukraine-Krieg.

The Ukraine War: Perspectives and Reactions in Asia

Introduction

This article provides an overview of how Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine is being viewed and assessed in various regions and countries in Asia, and how the governments there are positioning themselves and reacting: in the Southeast Asian ASEAN countries, in Northeast Asia, and in India, China, and Myanmar.

By Shalini Yog Shah and Jost Pachaly

All Regions

Publications

Smart Green World?

In their book, Steffen Lange and Tilman Santarius investigate how digitalization influences environmental and social sustainability.

By Steffen Lange and Tilman Santarius

The Insect Atlas provides Data and facts about beneficial and harmful insects in agriculture, formulates criticism of the overly hesitant policy and names the urgently needed steps to protect insects.

Perspectivas Lateinamerika: Eine Frage des Geschlechts

Lateinamerika hat in Bezug auf Geschlechtergerechtigkeit viel erreicht. Doch Benachteiligung und Ungleichheit zwischen den Geschlechtern sind noch lange nicht beseitigt. Hinzu kommen neue Problembereiche wie Frauenhandel und Organisierte Kriminalität. In der zweiten Ausgabe der perspectivas Lateinamerika lassen wir Autorinnen und Autoren aus unterschiedlichen Regionen zu Wort kommen.

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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Publication Series

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All Issues of Perspectives Latin America (Spanish)

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All Issues of Perspectives Southeastern Europe

All Issues of Perspectives Middle East & North Africa

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

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We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Recent Articles & Specials

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Towards a Paradigm Shift: How Women Create Agroecology in Central and Eastern Europe

Untold Revolution: Food Sovereignty in Palestine

Events

Those tempered at daybreak: LGBTQ* eyewitness reports of the war in Ukraine

Böll.Global | War in the Middle East: How do people on the ground look at the current escalation?

The Rule of Law and Checks and Balances under Attack

Trading partners: Rethinking Europe’s global partnerships

ŠTO TE NEMA ("Where Have You Been")

Srebrenica, 30 years later: Contested memory

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Actually European!? 2022

The Ukraine War: Perspectives and Reactions in Asia

Publications

Smart Green World?

Insect Atlas 2020

Perspectivas Lateinamerika: Eine Frage des Geschlechts

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Publication Series

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

Our Newsletters

Recent Articles & Specials

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Towards a Paradigm Shift: How Women Create Agroecology in Central and Eastern Europe

Untold Revolution: Food Sovereignty in Palestine

Events

Those tempered at daybreak: LGBTQ* eyewitness reports of the war in Ukraine

Böll.Global | War in the Middle East: How do people on the ground look at the current escalation?

The Rule of Law and Checks and Balances under Attack

Trading partners: Rethinking Europe’s global partnerships

ŠTO TE NEMA ("Where Have You Been")

Srebrenica, 30 years later: Contested memory

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Actually European!? 2022

The Ukraine War: Perspectives and Reactions in Asia

Publications

Smart Green World?

Insect Atlas 2020

Perspectivas Lateinamerika: Eine Frage des Geschlechts

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Publication Series

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

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