Environment

Patricia Espinosa, head of the UN climate change secretariat, says there is a great commitment to climate protection worldwide. Nevertheless, there is also resistance.

Germany is helping countries around the world to better cope with the effects of climate change. This involves knowledge – and money. Five facts.

The world community forged an agreement in Paris; Bonn is now working on its implementation. Why COP23 is important.

How the German NGO “Tierärzte ohne Grenzen” is helping to combat the root causes of migration in Africa.

Following Germany’s general elections and ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, Germany is planning to phase out coal. Time is short, but there are still problems to be overcome.

Organic foodstuffs are in great demand. Even discounters are responding to the trend. What do organic farmers do differently? Here’s what.

Germany is the European champion when it comes to saving water and is supporting projects around the world that are designed to protect this vital resource.

95 percent of Germans support the expansion of renewable energies.

Matthias Gelber campaigns as a “Green Ambassador” for sustainable life.

Since 2016 an exhibition has been travelling the world informing people about “The German Energiewende – Transforming Germany’s Energy System”.

Mozambique is suffering from the impact of awful natural disasters. Germany is helping the neediest.

Almost a third of the food produced worldwide is thrown away. The good news is that there are lots of initiatives aimed at saving food from the waste bin.