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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Ipil Monica Baski

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

In Kolkata and elsewhere, the ecological problems are already huge. The climate crisis is exacerbating poverty and inequality.

Food security
Francois Meienberg

Infringement of farmers’ rights

Strict enforcement of intellectual property rights hurts farmers

Farmers' rights in India
Suman Sahai

The way it always was

India’s law on plant variety protection and farmers’ rights

Microfinance
Inka Rank

Beyond more income

Grameen Bank model works for Argentina’s Fundación León

Business development
Balthas Seibold
Phillip Winter

Freedom to innovate

Global commons allow for innovation without patents

Agriculture
Rolf Jördens

“Legal framework for investment”

UPOV’s plant variety protection serves to stimulate investment and modernisation

Natural resources
Claudia Isabel Rittel

The limits of voluntary transparency

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is at a crossroads

German development agencies
Jennifer Dube

Jennifer Dube’s views on reform

Jennifer Dube’s views on reform of German development agencies

German development agencies
Rubina Saigol

Rubina Saigol’s views on reform

Rubina Saigol’s views on reform of German development agencies

Agriculture
Regine Andersen

An issue of survival

Landraces' plant genetic resources are crucial to human survival

German development agencies

Jakkie Cilliers’ views on reform

Jakkie Cilliers’ views on reform of German development agencies

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
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Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges