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Issue #06 - Innovation (Dezember 2011)

+ Startpage, Page Business/Book Review: The Necessary Revolution
Photo: An artists comment on climate change: Melting ice-figures © ddp images/Michael Gottschalk
+ Page Editorial
Photo: A curtain with writing 'The Future?' on it © GIZ/Christian Ditsch
+ Page Science & Technology, Page The Value of Information, Startpage
Photo: Indian woman with mobile phone © SEWA
+ Page Climate, Page Rethinking environmental protection
Photo: Iraqi men remove pieces of cracked dry earth © Essam Al-Sudani/AFP/Getty Images
+ Page Transparency, Page Open Data: A New Information Paradigm
Photo: Participants at a "Hackathon" in 2011 © Araya Diaz/Getty Images
+ Page Health, Page  Deaf people help each other
Photo: Two young brazilians working on circuit boards © SolarEar
+ Page Social Entrepreneurs
Photo: Word 'vision' written in a dictionary © ddp images
+ Page Empowering Communities
Photo: Tango club owner in front of building © Kelly Ryerson/Getty Images
+ Page Stopping the "Brain Drain"
Photo: Street scene next to a sign "techno park" in India © EyesWideOpen/Getty Images
+ Page Mobilizing Global Volunteers for Grassroots Innovations
Photo: Indian innovator riding his cycle boat on a lake © Ajit Solanki/ddp images/AP
+ Page CuveWaters, Startpage
Photo: Sandy beach under dark clouds © ddp images
+ Page The Floating Gardens
Photos: Woman working in a floating garden, People working in a floating garden © Practical Action
+ Page Governments and Businesses Attempt to Build a New, More Accurate Economy
Photo: A factory skyline with smoke emissions © ddp images
+ Page Africa Has the Best Forestry Laws
Photo: Forest river in Kongo © ddp images
+ Page We are All Journalists
Photo: Hand with "Victory"-sign holding a mobile phone © ddp images/AP/Lefteris Pitarakis
+ Page Reinventing Money, Startpage
Photo: Road sign pointing to "South Africa" s © ddp image
+ Page A Toilet for the Most Vulnerable
Photo: A black kid presenting a peepoo-bag © Peepoople
+ Page Interview: Software that 'makes you healthy'
Photo: Two eggs and a smart phone © ddp images/dapd/Lukas Barth
+ Page Minds for Change
All Photos: Conference Impressions © GIZ/Christian Ditsch

Issue #05 - Securing Peace (September 2011)

+ Startpage, Page Introduction
Photo: Sri Lankan soldier at a mine clearing operation © getty images/AFP/Ishara S. Kodikara
+ Page Editorial
Photo: German ISAF soldier standing on a bridge in Afghanistan © ddp images/dapd Basisdienst
+ Page Fragile States, Page Development and Security
Photo: A group of Somali workers sit on food aid ©  getty images/AFP/Roberto Schmidt
+ Page Crime, Page Central American Youth Gangs
Photo: Two men of Mara Salvatrucha showing their tatooed backs © getty images/AFP/Elmer Martinez
+ Page Ecological Security, Page Climate Change – a Security Issue?
Photo: Camels in front of a ship wreck on dry Aral Sea © getty images/The Washington Post
+ Page Future Wars, Page The Militarization of Space
Photo: US space shuttle Endeavour lifts off © getty images/Bruce Weaver
+ Page International Security, Page NATO's Neverending Challenge: Securing Peace
Photo: AWACS aircraft standing on an airport in Afghanistan © ddp images/dapd
+ Page Engaging Armed Groups in Development Cooperation
Photo: Guns raised by members of a militia in Pakistan © ddp images/AP/Muhammed Muheisen
+ Page Who are the 'Development Actors’?
Photo: Security guard standing on a hill above afghan village © iStockPhoto/Mie Ahmt
+ Page Sudan – Avoiding a New Crisis
Photo: Women in South Sudan in a car, showing victory sign © getty images/Spencer Platt
+ Page Pakistan's Islamists on the Rise
Photo: People gathering around burning oil tankers in Pakistan © ddp images/Hassan/Xinhua/Sipa Press
+ Page Attacks on Women in Sri Lanka
Photos: Sri Lankan soldiers patrolling the streets © Laura Cwiertnia
+ Page An X-ray of Mexican Organized Crime
Photo: Silhouetted police look down on Bogota, Colombia © iStockPhoto/Joel Carillet
+ Page Drug Trafficking: "The whole system has been infiltrated"
Photo: A peasant works in a poppy field © ddp images/AP/Fernando Vergara
+ Page Interview: Drugs in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Photo: Young mara member getting arrested by armed police © getty images/AFP/Orlando Sierra
+ Page Human Trafficking: A High-Profit, Low-Risk Crime
Photo: Somali refugee standing in front of a fence © getty images/AFP/Tony Karumba
+ Page Interview: Human Trafficking - Slavery Is not a Term of the Past
Photo: Migrant workers gather for a rally in London © ddp images/AP/Lefteris Pitarakis
+ Page A Pirate’s Paradise, Startpage
Photo: Pirate with gun sitting on the shore © getty images/AFP
+ Page Nicaragua: Guerilleras Becoming Policewomen
Photo: Nicaraguan female police officers standing in a row © getty images/AFP/Elmer Martinez
+ Page Ecosystem Stewardship
Photo: Shack standing amidst destroyed rainforest © iStockPhoto/Brasil2
+ Page The Role of Earth Observation Technology
Photo: Spacestation Mir over Earth © getty images/NASA
+ Page Emerging Security Challenges and Cyber Terrorism
Photo: Internet links shown on a computer screen © ddp images/dapd/Michael Gottschalk
+ Page Cyberconflict and Hacktivism in a Contemporary Context
Photo: Graphical element of a computer screen © ddp images
+ Page Libya: Stress Test for the Responsibility to Protect?
Photo: Explosion caused by bombings at night in Tripoli, Libya © ddp images/Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/Sipa Press
+ Page The fear of suitcase bombs
Photo: Loading air freight from platform to the aircraft © ddp images

Issue #04 - Media (June 2011)

+ Startpage, Page Editorial
Photo: Afghan man reading a newspaper © ddp images/dapd/Michael Kappeler
+ Page Introduction
Photo: Black woman holding cellphone © iStockphoto/Cliff Parnell
+ Page Political Opposition, Page Interview: From Prison to Exile
Photo: Graffitti "freedom of speech" ©  iStockphoto/Joseph C. Justice Jr.
+ Page Democratisation, Page Leaks and WikiLeaks
Photo: People walking behind razor wire © ddp images/dapd/Sebastian Widmann
+ Page Women's empowerment, Page Voices for a Dignified Life
Photo: Circular kites in Guatemala © iStockphoto/Stacy Able
+ Page Economic Development, Page Interview: "Drying Tomatoes On (the) Air"
Photo: Man standing in beach hut © gettyimages/Jo Metson Scott
+ Page Education, Page Role of Mass Media in Enhancing Education in Bangladesh
Photo: Female volunteer teacher in Bangladesh © gettyimages/Karen Kasmauski
+ Page Disaster relief, Page Disaster reporting
Photo: Hurricane storm evacuation route sign © iStockphptp/choicegraphx
+ Page Global Media Forum
Photo: Logo Media Forum © www.dw-world.de
+ Page Victory By Facebook?
Photo: Drawing of key elelements in the egyptian uprising © Anna-Lena Schiller
+ Page Social Media in the Revolution
Photo: Man holding a cat and a writing "No Mubarak" © ddp images/dapd/Axel Schmidt
+ Page Iran: from Revolt on the Streets to Resistance on the Net
Photo: Iranian woman with cellphone © iStockphoto/Tanuki Photography
+ Page Interview: A Vote-o-Matic for Tunisia
Photo: Traffic signs pointing in different directions © gettyimages/Flickr/Alliandde
+ Page Social Media and Democratisation in Africa
Photos: Street with mobile phone ads in africa © Geraldine de Bastion
Illustration: The world map of social networks © http://en.rian.ru/infographics/20110228/162792394.html
+ Page Think global, broadcast local
Photos: Community radio journalist sitting on pick-up © www.icfj.org
+ Page CineCita, Startpage
Photo: Young woman with microphone © Nadja Buelow
+ Page Photo Gallery CineCita
All Photos: © Nadja Buelow
+ Page The Influence of Afghan Media
Photo: Two women, one wearing burqa © gettyimages/Jochem D. Wijnands
+ Page Media's Capacity for Safeguarding Economic Reforms
Photo:Indonesian worker on construction site © ddp images/AP/ED WRAY
+ Page Kenyan Soap Opera
Photos: Screenshots of Makutano Junction website © www.makutanojunction.org.uk
+ Page Learning on the Move
Photo: Elder woman working with notebook © Fotolia
+ Page Learning on the Move
Photo: iPhone showing giz-menue © Foto&Style/foto-style.de
+ Page Help Is Coming via Twitter
Photo: Houses hit by earthquake © iStockphoto/Claudia Dewald
+ Page Crisis Management
Photo: Fire in dry marsh © iStockphoto/tunart

Issue #03 - International Cooperation (April 2011)

+ Startpage, Page New Donor China
Photo: Chinese paper dragon in modern city © getty/amana images, DAJ
+ Page Introduction, Page Editorial
Photo: Red balloon signed with "take action" © Durukan/UN-Millenniumkampagne
+ Page International Cooperation, Page Global Governance: Rationale – Hurdles - Perspectives
Photo: Flags of nations © gettyimages/Flickr, Gary Jones
+ Page Finance, Page Financing development: Feasible paths through the mine field
Photo: South African currency © gettyimages/Brand X Pictures, Antony Edwards
+ Page Aid-Effectiveness, Page Combating Corruption in Development Aid in Africa
Photo: Anti-corruption poster, Liberia, 2004 © wikimedia commons/Geneva52
+ Page Water Management, Page Privatization in water services
Photo: Girl drinking from tap in township, Cape Town © gettyimages/Gallo Images, David Malan
+ Page Introduction
Photo: Students with globe in front of blackboard © gettyimages/Image Source
+ Page Editorial
Photo: Minister Niebel © Thomas Ecke
+ Page European aid: Aspiring to the gold medal
Photo: Black sprinter, holding olympic torch © gettyimages/Riser
+ Page Green Peace?
Photo: Old man with seedlings © gettyimages/AFP, Romeo Gacad
+ Page Public development finance: old commitments – new challenges
Photo: Person's hand holding money in Zimbabwe © gettyimages/Gallo Images, Martin Harvey
+ Page The Effectiveness of Development Aid Policy Regarding Corruption
Photo: Building a hut, Ethiopia © gettyimages/Robert Harding World Imagery, Bruno Barbier
+ Page Aid, Governance and Corruption Control in Tanzania
Photo: Street life in Stone Town, part of Zanzibar City © gettyimages/Altrendo
+ Page Subverted Aid Effectiveness
Photo: Construction place of a new clinic, Ghana © gettyimages/National Geographic, Randy Olson
+ Page China's Foreign Aid – Interests, Strategies and Instruments
Photos: Chinese and african oil worker in south Sudan © gettyimages/Bloomberg
+ Page China's Development Policy Engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean
Photo: Chinese railway worker in africa © gettyimages, Per-Anders Pettersson
+ Page Water – a resource of conflict and source of cooperation
Photo: Black woman in a boat, thinking © iStockphoto, Krilt
+ PageThe Water Sector Reform in Kenya is bearing fruit
Photo: African girl outdoors in front of waterfall © gettyimages/Vetta, Joel Carillet
+ Page Water Security - Enhancing collaborative competencies to overcome water challenges
Photo: Hands of black children unter dripping tap © iStockphoto/claudiad

Issue #02 - Doing Business (December 2010)

+ Startpage, Page Introduction and Editorial
Photo: Young african woman selling fruits © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page Introduction, Article Introduction
Photo: Female entrepreneur at bottling plant © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page Corporate Social Responsibility
Photo: Man planting mangrove seedling © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page CSR and Labour Standards in Africa
Photo: Asian worker at a foundry © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page CSR and Transnational Corporations
Photo: Black fruit seller on the market © iStockphoto.com, Willie B. Thomas
+ Page Partnerships Between Companies and NGOs
Photo: Man planting mangrove seedling © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page The Relevance of CSR in sub-Saharan Africa
Photo: Black farmer looking after his grain © iStockphoto.com, Chris Schmidt
+ Page WWF-Study on Sustainable Investments
Photo: Rubber tree plantation © iStockphoto.com, enviromantic
+ Page Reintroducing ethics to economics and development theories
Photo: Man working at a solar system © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page Microfinance and Page Transparency in Microfinance
Photo: Indian women receiving credit © gettyimages, Bloomberg
Photo: Indian women receiving credit © G. Ramm
+ Page Microfinance: Overview
Photo: Money going from one hand to another © gettyimages, Bloomberg
+ Page oikocredit (Best Practice): Empowering women, enhancing communities
Photo: Giida Namirembe, female farmer in Uganda © H. O'Conell
Photo: Margaret Nakibuule, female farmer in Uganda © H. O'Conell
+ Page Micro Insurance Network
Photo: © gettyimages, Karen Kasmauski
+ Page Fair Trade and Page Potential and Limits of Fair Trade
Photo: Cotton field © iStockphoto.com, Fábio Moreira Salles
+ Page Ethical Fashion – The "Moral Economy" of the 21st Century?
Photos: Porto Colonia's winter/summer collection © Porto Colonia, Matthias Drobeck (1-4, 6, 8) and Oliver Dias (5, 7)
+ Page Interview Tudo Bom Fashion from Brazil
Photo: Model presenting fashion by Tudo Bom © Tudo Bom Catalogo
+ Page Interview on Fair Trade / GEPA : Fair Coffee at the Football Game
Photo: People in a cafe © gettyimages, Bloomberg
Photo: Rainer Sakic © Rainer Sakic
+ Page Entrepreneurship
Photo: Asian saleswoman on floating market © iStockphoto.com, enviromantic
+ Page Social Entrepreneurship : The SEED Initiative
Photo: Ecological placer mining in a colombian river © Oro Verde, Kike Arnal
Photo: Two men at a grainfield © Helen Marquard
+ Page Green growth in Southeast Europe
Photo: Wind farm in Croatia © Wikipedia/CC license,Tomaž Jančar
+ Page SCWEC (Best Practice)
Photo: Women's waffle factory © Inwent gGmbH, Berthold Hoffmann
+ Page Morocco: A Young Returnee
Photos: Shoe Factory © Leny van Oyen
+ Page Rwanda: A Young Entrepreneur
Photo: Plastic waste © iStockphoto.com, Huguette Roe
+ Page Africa is Coming! (Best Practice) - Open Transfer of Knowledge
Photo: Young african woman speaking at a conference © Inwent gGmbH, Barbara Fromann
+ Page Inwent E-Academy (Best Practice)
Photo: Asian women working on a notebook © Inwent gGmbH, Christian Gmelin
Photo: Women at Inwent E-Academy © Inwent gGmbH, Christian Gmelin

Issue #01 - Biodiversity (September 2010)

+ Startpage and Editorial
Photo: African woman picking a piement fruit  © Version Foto, R. Maro   www.version-foto.de
+ Page Introduction
Photo: A mixed field of succulents © iStockphoto.com, Nancy Nehring
+ Page Interview on food security
Photo: Coffee farmer picking a fruit © iStockphoto.com, Randy Plett
+ Page Forests
Photo: Bamboo trunks  © iStockphoto.com, Ronen Boidek
+ Page Protection of Forests
Photo: White heron flying up in the forest  © Ronnie de Camino Velozo
+ Page Peat swamp forests for biodiversity and climate change
Photo: Canal in peat swamp forest  © Mohammad Rayan
+ Page Protected Areas
Photo: River shore with dugout  © Inwent gGmbH, Thomas Petermann
+ Page Nature conversation and sustainable development
Photo: Waterbuck in Pendjari National Park  © Benno Haupt (GTZ)
Photo: Traditional timber transport  © Benno Haupt (GTZ)
+ Page Indigenous People and their land
Photo: Peru: Three indigenous men  © Silvana Baldovino
+ Page Patent Law
Photo: Pineapple plant with red fuit  © iStockphoto, Slobo Mitic
+ Page Intellectual property rights management 
Photo: Tropical rainforest from above  © Christian Ziegler, image was published in: Beyond Neutrality—Ecology Finds Its Niche. Gewin V, PLoS Biology Vol. 4/8/2006, e278  dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040278
+ Page Property rights in India
Photo: Fields on a mountain's shoulder  © Inwent gGmbH, Berthold Volberg
+ Page Indigenous peoples
Photo: Young black man planting a mangove seedling  © Version Foto, R. Maro   www.version-foto.de
+ Page Interview Marco Arana
Photo: Indigenous man standing on a boat amidst a tropical river   © iStockphoto.com, Spanic
+ Page Economy
Photo: Farmer working on a paddy field  © Inwent gGmbH, Mona Choueiri
+ Page Biodiversity as opportunity
Photo: Wooden bridge in lush forest  © iStockphoto.com, Kevin Russ
+ Page Dandelion rubber
Photo: Dandelion plants  © Prüfer/Schulze Gronover
+ Page Education
Photo: Two pupils writing on a blackboard  © Wikipedia common license, Masae
+ Page Global Learning
Photo: A group of students at environmental education in Brazil  © Wikipedia common license, G. Woehl
+ Page Education overview
Photo: White woman and black man at seminar  © Inwent gGmbH
+ Page Coming issue
Photo: Black people at work in Antwerpen harbour  © Inwent gGmbH