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Umweltproblematik
Relevant reading
Hans-Jochen Luhmann

Economics beats politics

Relevant reading – who and what could drive climate protection forward

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Less is more

Meat must be produced in an animal- and environment-friendly way

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Worse than a financial crisis

Why many climate negotiators feel frustrated

Climate finance
Liane Schalatek

Get ready for business

The Green Climate Fund aspires to be fully operational ahead of the climate summit in Paris in December

Multilateral institution
Liane Schalatek

Transformative potential

Several programmatic decisions that will guide the Green Climate Fund are promising

Global public goods
Loren Legarda
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

“Failure is not an option”

Philippines Senator assesses outlook for Paris climate summit in December

Economy
Alie Yunus Kallay

Billion-dollar damages

Illegal fishing by foreign vessels damages the West African fishing industry

Conservation
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Tourism protects

Mountain gorillas are the only great apes whose numbers are growing

Great-ape tourism
Magdalena Braum

The closer they get, the bigger the risk

Tens of thousands of people travel to Africa every year to see gorillas and chimps in the wild

Poverty
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Many metrics

There are a lot of new approaches to measure poverty, wellbeing and development

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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