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G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

The G20 has become an essential forum for discussing the biggest global economic challenges. How can civil society contribute to putting crucial issues on the table of the G20 heads of State?

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Critical Raw Materials in South Eastern Europe

Dossier

The Western Balkans have critical raw materials, such as lithium in Serbia. These are essential for the EU's green transition. But there are fears locally that democratization will be sold out, and massive protests are directed against environmental damage and corruption.

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The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

Honor

The Anne Klein Women's Prize 2025 goes to three Belarusian feminists. The women's and human rights defender Irina Alkhovka, the feminist blogger Darya Afanasyeva and the feminist activist and politician Julia Mickiewicz - they are all targets of state persecution and repression and are currently forced to continue their work from exile in Europe.

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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

India: When a sacred river turns rogue in the border

Article

Human intervention in the Ganga river is increasingly causing erosion, flooding, and landslides along the India-Bangladesh border. Local residents often lose their land, homes, and livelihoods, facing persecution and criminalization instead of support.

By Sourav Sarangi

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For more than half a century, the European Union's agricultural policy has focussed primarily on increasing agricultural productivity and the cost-effective production of food. This policy paper provides recommendations for action that are largely possible without amending the EU treaties.

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Titelblatt eines Berichts über geschlechtsspezifische Online-Gewalt gegen Umwelt- und Menschenrechtsaktivist*innen in Lateinamerika.

Online Gender-Based Violence against Women* Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

Report

In 2023, the organization Global Witness registered the killing of 196 environmental defenders, clarifying that this staggering figure could be even “higher”. This report investigates online gender-based violence faced by women environmental defenders (WEDs) in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Titel „Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?“ über Foto von Flammen auf Felsen. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Oktober 2024.

Policy Paper: Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?

E-Paper

Geogenic hydrogen could offer an alternative solution for the energy transition, especially in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like steel production and heavy transport. Geologist Stefan Cramer explores the potential and risks of this natural hydrogen and reveals what is currently known.

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Recent Articles & Specials

G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

Critical Raw Materials in South Eastern Europe

The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

COP-29: UN Climate Change Conference

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Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?

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