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Umweltproblematik
Environmental protection
Ika Ningtyas

Mangroves against climate change

Conserving mangrove forests to protect Indonesia’s coasts and mitigate climate change

Biotechnology
Humphrey Nkonde

Consumption might be unsafe

Zambia allows import of genetically modified food

Humanitarian crises
Cema Tork

What the global public is missing

Care International and Germanwatch warn of growing climate risks

Transport
Isaac Sagala

Still no car-free days

Kenya’s plans for car-free days in the capital have failed for the time being

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why right-wing populism is often linked to climate denial

Some of the world’s richest people no longer like globalisation

Apiculture
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Bees against deforestation

Beehives in Zimbabwe’s forests keep people from cutting down trees

Environmental sustainability
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Investor calculations are changing

Why private-sector investors must – and indeed may – become drivers of climate protection

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Skipping school to protect the climate

Greta Thunberg has inspired other students by protesting against climate change instead of going to school on Fridays

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Playing with fire

Current trade disputes are distracting policymakers from more urgent global issues

Trade policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More fairness and sustainability

Social Democrats call for fair play in world trade

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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.

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

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