Topic of the week: New mobility
Mobile by bike, train and electric car
Germany is striving for a transport turnaround. Find out here how electric cars, a modern rail network and car-sharing models will contribute to this.
Resources and Sustainability
Raw materials, recycling and fair trade. Current information and background on resources and sustainability
Topic of the week: City twinning
Global network at local level
The city of Cologne has 24 twin towns around the world – and it would like more.
Topic of the week: City twinning
Partners confronting climate crisis
C40 cities are supporting each other worldwide on the path to sustainability – Facts about Germany’s role in the global network.
20 years Sustainable Development Strategy
A programme for a sustainable world
How Germany is using technological innovations to boost sustainability worldwide: we present the Client II programme.
20 years Sustainable Development Strategy
How a book has been changing the world
What Germany’s Sustainable Development Strategy has to do with the Club of Rome and the “Limits to Growth” study.
20 years Sustainable Development Strategy
A compass to make the world a better place
Germany adopted its Sustainable Development Strategy 20 years ago – though a lot has been achieved in the meantime, major challenges remain.
Environmental organizations in Germany
A list of the most influential organizations for nature conservation and environmental protection in Germany
Latin America
Model, businesswoman, greenfluencer – and Miss Germany 2022
The Brazilian Domitila Barros has travelled to many countries, and is now living in Berlin. Her goal has remained the same: to make the world a better place.
Topic of the week: Museums and museum makers
How museums are becoming greener
Sustainability is a challenge for the art world. We reveal how German museums intend to achieve it.
Topic of the week: Women thought leaders
Thinking environment and health together
The German Environmental Council advises the federal government. Get to know its chairwoman here: Claudia Hornberg.
Topic of the week: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
“Letting nature be nature”
Protected areas in Germany – in an interview, Peter Südbeck explains their importance for people and the environment
Topic of the week: Biosphere Reserves
“A great treasure”
Role models for sustainable development: Lutz Möller of the German Commission for UNESCO on the value of biosphere reserves.