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A change of course. On the road to a climate-just world

On the road to a climate-just world” describes ways to create a sustainable world worth living in for everyone - and exposes false hopes and dangerous false solutions.

Environmental Justice

Fact Sheet: Gaza's Private Water Desalination Plants: Health and Environmental Impacts

This factsheet discusses in detail the conditions of private water desalination plants in the Gaza Strip and their impact on human rights, including the rights to health, water and sanitation, and a healthy environment.

Pesticide Atlas 2022

Atlas

The Pesticide Atlas raises awareness, provides comprehensive information and fosters nuanced debate around agrochemicals used for pest control. It sheds light on different aspects from scientific research, including the impact of pesticides on soils, waters, biodiversity and health, and highlights alternative models with a more stringent implementation of integrated pest management where synthetic substances are only a last resort option.

By Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, Friends of the Earth Europe, Pesticide Action Network Europe and BUND für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland

The Impact of Electronic Waste Burning on Women in Idhna, Hebron

Report

This report addresses the phenomenon of electronic waste burning for metal extraction in Hebron, Palestine, monitors the risks and damages caused, the gendered impact, searches for alternatives and possible solutions, and examine the role of the relevant authorities in curbing and stopping this phenomenon. It also aims to raise awareness on the subject and present facts to decision-makers.

By Women Media and Development Society (TAM)

Fact Sheet: Israel's Bombing of the Khudair Group's Warehouse in North Gaza

Publication

On 15 May 2021, Israeli artillery shelling caused a fire that engulfed multiple units of the Khudeir Group’s warehouse in Beit Hanoun, the largest warehouse of pesticides and fertilizers in the Gaza Strip, which raged for several days. This fact sheet addresses the health risks and repercussions on the environment of this incident.

Status of Farmers in Border Areas in the Gaza Strip from a Food Sovereignty Perspective

This study was conducted to assess all agricultural practices, economically and environmentally, in the border areas of the Gaza Strip from a food sovereignty perspective.

Conscious Choices: A Guide to Ethical Shopping in Palestine

Book

Do you want to shop ethically in Palestine? Are you searching for authentic traditional handicrafts? Do you want to buy organic food and sustainably produced goods? If so, take a look at the second edition of the Conscious Choices Guidebook that includes information about and contact details for over 130 Palestinian local producers, shops, and community initiatives

Pack aus!

Buch

Die Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung und die Buchgestalterin Gesine Grotrian haben in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Jugendlichen ein Buch für Menschen ab 12 Jahren entwickelt, das schnörkellos, bunt und klar verständlich die Geschichte, die Herstellung und die Risiken unseres Plastikkonsums beschreibt.

Policy Analysis

Escalating Settler Violence and Aggression in the Occupied West Bank

BIHR produced a report that captures the significant surge in settler violence, including testimonies from Palestinian communities in some areas in the Bethlehem Governorate that are carried out against Palestinians without any accountability, that seek to forcibly displace them from their lands.

The Provision of Temporary Shelter for Displaced Persons Across the Gaza Strip in the 2023-2024 War

Over 1.9 million people have been displaced by the 2023-2024 war on Gaza, but what are the real, workable shelter solutions?

Jerusalem Quarterly Issue 99

Food and Foodways (Part 2)

Jerusalem Quarterly Issue 98

Food and Foodways (Part 1)

Jerusalem Quarterly Issue 97

Spring 2024

Democracy & Human Rights

SeExpansion in East Jerusalem between October 2023 – October 2024:

Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem between October 2023 – October 2024

Read the full report for a breakdown of settlement locations, political implications, and what’s at stake.

Rights Based on IDs

Report

This report unpacks the Israeli-imposed system of demographic control over Palestinians, exploring identity segregation, mobility restrictions, and systemic erasure, all within the context of colonization and ongoing conflicts. It sheds light on the complexities of Palestinian identity and history through a detailed analysis of registry protocols and policies.

Under the Microscope: An Analysis of Human Trafficking Cases in Jordan

Study

The study highlights an important issue both at the national and international levels. It provides a statistical and legal analysis of human trafficking cases of Jordanian courts. The study also sheds light on the procedures followed by such cases, its perpetrators and potential victims.

Human Trafficking Cases in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Years 2009-2019

Analytical Study

The study analyses the state of human trafficking in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the years 2009 - 2019

Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation

E-Paper

Disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation pollute the information space worldwide and the trend of manipulating facts continues to disrupt public communication and, consequently, democratic processes in societies. The aim of this paper is to investigate the phenomena of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, as well as their impact on the political sphere. In addition, the paper attempts to explain the harmful influence of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation on public debates, democratic processes, and civil society engagement.