The mining of rare earths is not just about international raw materials policy, as a new study from Myanmar shows. It is also about environmental justice, local governance and the future of the civil ...

It is spring 2026. Leaving Damascus, two Syrian Food Sovereignty activists and me, pass by the blossoming flower fields. On the way to Daraa, it becomes obvious that this is an agricultural area: ...

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Applications are accepted twice a year. The application deadlines are March 1 and September 1. The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to graduates, and doctoral ...

But it is no longer merely a matter of access to shipping lanes. The reason for the current international conflicts actually lies beneath the waves. The disputes revolve around the expansion of ...

How should policymakers respond to the reality and future prospect of vast populations being displaced and relocated in an era of global heating? With climate change looming, anxiety over immigration ...

The Plastic Atlas has the hard facts, data and figures to prove that the story of plastic that industry is telling us is a myth. We need urgent and drastic reductions in plastic production and ...

Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the landscape of Afghan civil society has dramatically changed. Understanding these conditions and constraints is crucial for external actors, especially as ...

Migration from Africa will not only occupy European politics in the future; it is already shaping politics in Africa today and is an important factor for economic development. Migration partnerships ...

“Feminism in Pictures” is the result of a collaboration with seven incredible feminist illustrators from Brazil, Iran, India, Georgia, Pakistan, Turkiye, and Kenya for the Global Feminist Pitch 2023.

At the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai (COP28), Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented a 200-page implementation plan for the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). The ...

Die dominierenden Wirtschaftsaktivitäten im brasilianischen Amazonas, vor allem die Viehzucht, treiben die Abholzung an. Die große Zunahme der Rinderbestände in Amazonien über die letzten drei ...