Pack aus! Published: 6 May 2021 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.
Climate change and global finance: Is the financial sector reaching a tipping point? Published: 17 December 2020 The financial industry also sees the climate crisis as a threat to future speculation profits. Industry giants like BlackRock are calling for an end to fossil fuels and siding with the environmental movement.
Be courageous, be daring in the pursuit of right Published: 20 October 2020 Liberate yourself, [and] you liberate the land, Hanan Ashrawi’s fathers told her. She became the first woman in the Executive Committee of the PLO.
On the Value of Human Rights Published: 11 September 2020 In 2020, we celebrate 75 years of the UN, the intergovernmental organization that, since its formation, aimed to maintain international peace, security, and a protection of human rights. Silke Voß-Kyeck, an expert on the United Nations and rapporteur for Forum Menschenrechte, explores the correlation between finances and human rights protection within the UN for the 75th anniversary of the organisation.
Israel and Palestine: annexation in the shadows of SARS-CoV-2? Published: 18 May 2020 The world's attention is fully focused on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. But in the shadows of this crisis, Israel is quietly planning to annex parts of the Westbank. How likely is annexation and what will its consequences be?
The invisible coronavirus makes systemic gender inequalities and injustices visible Published: 30 April 2020 COVID-19 uniquely affects women. Here are many of the ways it does.
Climate Change: Not green, but greenhouse Published: 4 November 2019 Plastics are sometimes seen as environmentally friendlier than other materials - not least because of their light weight. But the plastics boom is pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
History: Breakthrough in three letters Published: 31 October 2019 The first plastics imitated ivory and silk and attracted just a limited market. Things took off after World War II with the rise of PVC. Cheap plastics soon conquered the world.
