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Sameh Shoukry (left), Foreign Minister of Egypt, speaks during the closing ceremony at the UN Climate Summit COP27.

Our view

UN climate summit in Egypt did not deliver on mitigation

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by Jörg Döbereiner
Social protection is essential in times of need: Tunisian farmer exposed to drought.

Fighting poverty

Social protection improves food security

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by Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are popular in East Africa.

Our view

Why SDG2 – ending hunger – deserves very much attention

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by Hans Dembowski
Fishermen in the Soariake protected area in Madagascar.

Madagascar

Saving paradise

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
The climate crisis requires global policy responses: Hurricane Ian heading towards Florida after leaving a trail of devastation in Cuba in late September.

Media

Journalists must consider the global public good

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by Hans Dembowski
Agriculture in Uganda: for smallholders, the use of GMO could lead to dependance on corporations.

Biotechnology

Why Uganda does not have a GMO law

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
The indigenous population’s traditional farming safeguards the diversity of the ecosystem.

Central America

Planting diverse crops, securing livelihoods

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by Friederike Bauer
A village in the Xe Sap National Park in Laos.

Laos/Vietnam

Forests are the world’s green lungs

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by Michael Ruffert
Lilian Painter

Portrait

Exemplary wildlife conservation

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by Christian Chua
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