Following the Bali conference, the climate negotiations are going into marathon mode. Never before have such complex negotiations had to be coped with in such a short time. But the challenge is urgent: we must succeed in stopping the rapid grow of greenhouse gas emissions within the next 10 years and then begin a rapid decrease. more»

Toward a Transatlantic Green New Deal: Tackling the Climate and Economic Crisis – The grave financial and economic crisis that broke into full view in the fall of 2008 has dominated headlines and politics. The imagery of a Green New Deal is important in that it suggests an ambitious approach predicated on the need for strong government action and a decisive break with old policies. more»

The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework – The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework provides an interesting approach towards combining sustainability goals and development equity. Revised second edition, November 2008, with new analysis based on updated data! more»

Valuation of Ecosystem Service and Forest Governance, A scoping study from Uttarakhand – The study Evaluation of Ecosystem Services and Forest Governance by LEAD India which was supported by the Heinrich Böll Foundation deals with the important  ecosystem services that flow from the forests of  Uttarakhand Himalaya. It aims at sensitizing and raising awareness among the stakeholders on the value of such life supporting systems. more»

Fuelling Poverty ? An Agro-Fuel Guidline for India – December 16, 2009 - The incidence and analysis of agro-fuel production in India are at a nascent stage. The project by FIAN supported by with the Heinrich Boell Foundation has taken the initiative to systematically examine the issue, with particular emphasis on RTF. This agro-fuel watch guideline is supposed to be applied for monitoring of  the status of the right to food in the context of expansions of agro-fuel at community level. more»

Perspectives on Energy – It is form ferment of ideas, changes, despair, debates and discussions and concern of certain core issues of ecology, democracy, solidarity and non-violence that HBS came out with a new series of Heinrich Boll Foundation-India Eye to the World Papers. Underlying these ideas is a desire to initiate dialogue among people from diverse background. more»

Climate Change and the Right to Food – This study highlights how the climate change regime and the human rights regime addressing the right to food have failed to coordinate their agendas and to collaborate to each other’s mutual benefit. It proposes concrete methods by which institutions can address climate change problems and realize the right to food symbiotically, in compliance with the principles of systemic integration under international law. more»

Jo' burg Memo – December 16, 2009 - The Jo'burg Memo is Heinrich Böll Foundation contribution to the debate on both the desired outcomes of the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development and the critical path for the sustainable development agenda in the next decade. Sixteen authors, eminent activists, politicians, intellectuals, and managers from across the world joined forces to produce this Memorandum for the World Summit. It has been translated into several languages more»