A new Global Biodiversity Framework …for what and for whom? Published: 7 May 2019 Analysis Nearly a decade after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, evidence shows that the actions undertaken to implement them have not been sufficient. What should a new Global Biodiversity Framework look like? Gadir Lavadenz
Sudan’s Civil Society - Aspirant Revolutionaries Once More Published: 30 April 2019 Civil society has always played a key role in Sudan’s long ongoing struggle for political reform and the National Congress Party, which has ruthlessly clung to power for nearly 30 years, is cognisant of this.
Frequently Asked Questions on 1.5°C and Geoengineering Published: 15 March 2019 What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C? What are "negative emissions"? What's the problem with geoengineering? Why and how is the Heinrich Böll Foundation working on the topic of geoengineering and the 1.5°C limit? Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the 1,5°C target and the topic of geoengineering.
Media Capture Central European Style Published: 31 January 2019 With foreign owners leaving the market, Central European oligarchs are buying whatever they can get their hands on. The region is an object lesson in how vested interests can create a quasi-media monopoly on information.
Identitarian politics in Turkey and the Kurdish issue: an economic perspective Published: 23 January 2019 Analysis It is in the best interests of any national political elite to abandon identitarian politics which lead to repressive policies, and to implement a true politics of identity. Erol Katırcıoğlu
70 Years of Human Rights. Indivisible. Inalienable. Universal. Published: 9 January 2019 Introduction 70 years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We work with our partners around the world towards making democracy and human rights, dignity and freedom a reality for all. The triad of HUman Rights - Democracy- Ecological Sustainability is the basis for our work. Barbara Unmüßig
Great expectations, low execution: The Katowice climate change conference COP 24 Published: 8 January 2019 Assessement The Katowice climate package brings minor progress, but COP 24 failed to deliver on the most fundamental issues such as raising ambition of national contributions, implementing human rights, and ensuring support for developing countries.
A feminist critique of the atomic bomb Published: 14 November 2018 Backrounder The “realist” discourse about nuclear weapons promises that weapons prevent war. A feminist analysis helps to understand how nuclear weapons are a patriarchal tool, benefitting the patriarchy. Ray Acheson
IPCC Special Report on 1.5: Limiting global warming without temperature "overshoot" Published: 10 October 2018 Analysis The IPCC Special Report on 1.5 opts for a rigorous interpretation of the 1.5 limit on global warming. It has good reasons to do so: "Overshooting" that target risks irreversible impacts and damage for societies and ecosystems, and increases reliance on unproven, high-risk geoengineering technologies.
Laws of the Game in the Field of the Law Published: 11 July 2018 Migration rules Russia is hosting the FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15. That means stronger security measures until the end of July in 11 Russian cities.Olga Gulina, director of the Berlin Institute on Migration Policy, explains how to follow the migration laws of this game.