• Partnering in Business with Germany 3st
    A win-win for all
    New markets, new partners, new horizons: Partnering in Business with Germany promotes business contacts between SMEs in developing countries and emerging economies and those in Germany.
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    ‘A big step forward’
    Jörg Linke, Head of GIZ’s Competence Centre for Climate Change, explains in an interview with akzente why the outcome of COP28 in Dubai was better than expected.
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    Biodiversity is becoming more prominent
    Preserving biodiversity, protecting habitats: the agreement reached at the Biodiversity Conference in Montreal in December 2022 is showing results.
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  • Interamerikanischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte
    A driving force behind ‘green’ case law
    We visit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Institute in San José, where human rights, nature and the environment are viewed in a new light.
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  • Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot corteidh.or.cr
    ‘Keeping future generations in mind’
    An interview with Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Vice President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights – on climate change, human rights, nature and a common understanding across continents.
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    ‘We have it in our hands’
    Susan Chomba is the Director of Vital Landscapes at the World Resources Institute. In this interview she explains why she is reticent about attending COP28 and why we should all keep hope alive.
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  • Überblick über Lüderitz
    All eyes on Lüderitz
    Green hydrogen is set to bring prosperity to Namibia and propel the world towards a climate-neutral economy. We travel to the country’s south-west, where plans are under way for one of the world’s largest hydrogen plants.
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  • 5 Mitarbeiterinnen auf einer Plantage aus der Vogelperspektive Soren Pessoa
    Beyond the coffee bushes
    A novel approach to protecting the climate and the environment in Costa Rica – join us on a finca that produces more than just climate-friendly coffee.
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  • Viehherde wird getrieben
    Methane, the underestimated danger
    The focus of the climate change debate is shifting more towards the role of methane. Despite causing greater damage to the environment than carbon dioxide, the gas offers considerable potential in terms of emissions savings. As a ‘methane champion’, Germany is looking to lead by example.
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