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Umweltproblematik
Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Environmental UN conventions are mutually reinforcing

Ecosystem services are vital for mitigating climate crisis

Solar power
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Water for a parched land

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe

Biodiversity
Wanjohi Kabukuru

International community misses maritime protection target

International agreements endorse notion of sustainable blue economy

Ocean life
Wanjohi Kabukuru

“Blue economy” is more than a catch word

Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably

Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Fundamental questions of survival

Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Global affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Humankind cannot afford a new Cold War on our heating planet

Why growing tensions between USA and China will not benefit low-income countries

Climate protection
Martina Dase

Lawsuits brought by young ­activists worldwide

Young climate activists from all over the world and their successes

Lawsuits
Martina Dase

Climate protection is a children’s right

Young activists are taking legal action to demand climate protection from policymakers

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Recurring infringements of children’s rights

Children's rights are violated worldwide – poverty is often the reason

Energy
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Finding new purposes for used drums

How a low-cost digester produces biogas

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts