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Agrar-Atlas

Atlas

On 50 pages, there are numerous illustrations with data and facts about EU agriculture. The atlas is the result of European networking and aims to strengthen civil society and movements in many EU countries, thereby promoting ecological and social change in agriculture and food production.

Node is lost

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Dossier

The Ocean Atlas

Dossier

Overfishing, the loss of biodiversity, and an immense pollution – the seas are under stress. The Ocean Atlas 2017 delivers in more than 40 infographics and articles all the relevant data, facts and contexts.

Dossier

Geoengineering

Dossier

Our web dossier sheds light on the risks of geoengineering for human rights, indigenous and community rights, peace and democracy, food security, biodiversity and ecosystem integrity.

Democracy

International Politics

Publications

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Reclaiming Tech: Tools for Territorial Defenders Facing Digital Repression

Policy Paper

Across the globe, environmental defenders are facing growing digital repression. This publication explores how grassroots movements are resisting surveillance, online violence and gendered disinformation by reclaiming technology.

Natalia Rubiano Rodríguez

Europa-Atlas

Atlas

Europe is more than just debt crises, bureaucracy, and national narrow-mindedness. This is demonstrated by the Europa-Atlas, published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation in collaboration with the German Council on Foreign Relations, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Le Monde Diplomatique.

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A Human Security Collapse: Enforced Disappearances and Detained Civilians in Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian authorities are systematic and widespread, yet severely underreported. Germany and the EU must use diplomatic leverage to counter this deliberate tool of war.

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Economy & Social Issues

Ecology

Education & Culture

Africa

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Europe Must Help Africa Break the Cycle of Debt

Analysis

Unsustainable debt burdens and escalating climate shocks have left African economies with little fiscal space to invest in their future. Without a reform of the global financial system, the continent’s development and Europe’s stability face growing risks.

Nana Akufo-Addo, Ulrich Volz

Asia

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A Shared Green Future: Why the EU and China Need Each Other in the Energy Transition

Analysis

Diversification strategies in green technology must be technology-specific rather than uniformly applied. Balancing openness with resilience will allow the EU to mitigate supply risks while leveraging China’s scale and innovation capacity.

Belinda Schäpe

Latin America

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

Analysis

The protection of environmental and human rights defenders must be decisively strengthened in the Amazon and globally. For far too often, activists are still exposed to threats and violence.

Ciro de Souza Brito

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Middle East & N. Africa

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Gaza’s Feminist Legal Pioneer

Obituary

Islah Hassniyyeh was the first woman in Gaza to open a law firm and campaigned for women's rights with her NGO. In September, the long-standing partner of the Heinrich Böll Foundation died under Israeli blockade. A portrait of a trailblazer.

Dr. Riham Halaseh

North America

Europe

“Training Grounds”: Trump's Attack on Democratic Cities

Analysis

The federal takeover of DC was just the beginning. National Guard troops are mobilizing to more Democratic cities while immigration raids create widespread terror. As protests become pretext for more troops, democracy continues to erode.

Katharina Obser

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