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Netizens demonstrating against limiting online liberties in the Philippines in 2012.

Civil society

Protective encryption

by
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Harvesting coffee in Kenya.

Review essay

Nuanced assessment

by
by Ingo Melchers
by Heike Hoeffler
by Ellen Funch
Shiva temples on the banks of Chatterjee Para Pond.

Urban environment

Old mirrors

by
by Mohit Ray

Rule of law

Assess new legislation early on

by
by Kai Hauerstein
Businesses in Mozambique need financial resources: harvesting plantation bananas in 2007.

Financial sector

A development bank for Mozambique

by
by Katharina Braun
by Anna Luisa Paffhausen
Slash-and-burn agriculture is common in southern Africa.

Agriculture

Fire farming

by
by Thomas Kruchem
Argentinians storm the barricades in front of the Ministry of Justice in Buenos Aires, December 2001.

Argentina

Direct democracy

by
by Sebastián Vargas
Women’s shadow councils lend their support to municipal councilwomen.

Gender

Women’s shadow councils in Palestine

by
by Reham Alhelsi
by Petra Schöning
The more persons use a toilet, the more likely it is to be dirty.

Sanitation

Access to better toilets

by
by Isabel Günther
by Alexandra Horst
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