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

Ein Muldenkipper fährt durch die Wüste zum Mineralabbau

Europe’s Flawed Approach to Critical Minerals

Commentary

The EU's Critical Raw Materials Act is peppered with commitments to “value-addition” in the countries where critical minerals will be mined and processed. But there is reason to believe that this means little.

By Sophia Pickles

Draufsicht von oben auf Rupice, eine Bergbau Lagerstätte in Vares-Kakanj, in Bosnien und Herzegowina

Southeast Europe: Plundering the Western Balkans

Analysis

Corrupt politicians have been systematically plundering public budgets and natural resources in the Western Balkans for years. Increasingly, international actors are also discovering an El Dorado for dubious investments in these countries.

By Marion Kraske

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.

By Coraina de la Plaza , Kwami Kpondzo and 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).

By Inka Dewitz

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Thematic Focuses on Resources

Cover Böll.Thema 2/2023 Blendwerk: Verschiedene Rohstoffe auf grauem Hintergrund

Böll.Thema 2/2023: Cursed Treasures

Earth Overshoot Day: Five portraits of women

Living Within Our Means

Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery

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Publications on Resources

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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Cover of the E-Paper, background image: a huge mine.

Value Addition in the Context of Mineral Processing

Study

This report takes a look at metal processing on the basis of six exemplary metals, which are essential to achieve decarbonisation.

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Transformation by design, not by disaster

Report

Four areas of application show: Our current consumption of raw materials is globally and socially unjust and ecologically unsustainable. We need a raw material transition towards truly circular and sustainable producttion and consumption patterns.

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