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Study
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Soils need more protection

24 billion tonnes of fertile soil are lost every year through soil sealing, degradation and erosion

Commodities
Anup Kumar Singh

Farmers' self-determination

Fairtrade is improving cotton farmers’ lot in Africa and India

Promoting change
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Go shopping with open eyes

Support for fairtrade fashion in Germany

Multilateral affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Global stability

Industrurialised countries must spell out how they intend to fulfil funding pledges made at UN climate summits

German policy
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Points of reference

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, launches Charter for the Future

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

On the right track

Apart from global warming, there are other good reasons for phasing out fossil fuels

Energy transition

The windy islands

Toni Kaatz-Dubberke: Cape Verde is well on its way to a self-sufficient power supply with renewable energy

Sustainable Development Goals
Tetsuro Yoshida
Noriko Shimizu

The global dimension

Japanese scholars say international community must support shift to renewable energy in the developing world

Review essay
Achim Neumann

Germany is not alone

Relevant reading on the transition to renewable energy

Sustainability
Imme Scholz

“Skip out-dated technologies”

Several issues are slowing down the global transition to renewable energies

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

Gender Equality

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

Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all
Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health

Governance

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods

Sustainability

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods