Development and
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Land rights and environmental protection

Where is Julia Chuñil?

The Mapuche environmental activist disappeared under mysterious circumstances in November 2024; since then, the investigation has hardly progressed. The case shows how dangerous Indigenous activism is in Chile. Resistance to the forestry industry has repeatedly led to conflicts with the government.

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World trade

US tariffs will aggravate economic crises in the Global South

The US president’s approach to changing tariff regulations is neither coherent nor consistent. This does not change the fact that many countries in the Global South will be hit hard, particularly those that depend on cheap exports.

Faith and mental health

How faith-based organisations are promoting mental health

In the global development context, churches and other faith-based organisations are caring for people with mental illness and conducting preventive work, often in places where state and private services are lacking. However, their therapeutic and psychosocial efforts are coming under increased pressure.

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 9/2025

The world needs to learn from Indigenous wisdom

Land rights and environmental protection

Where is Julia Chuñil?

The Mapuche environmental activist disappeared under mysterious circumstances in November 2024; since then, the investigation has hardly progressed. The case shows how dangerous Indigenous activism is in Chile. Resistance to the forestry industry has repe

Indigenous medicine

Why Indigenous knowledge must be preserved

The Maasai know how to treat malaria with bark. Like many other Indigenous groups, they have immense medical knowledge. However, like the entire Maasai way of life, this knowledge is gradually being lost due to forced resettlement for the sake of profit.

Reparations

Justice after genocide

Only in 2015 did the German government acknowledge that the war against Indigenous communities in the former colony of South West Africa culminated in genocide. To date, the descendants of the victims have not received adequate compensation.

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