Articles by Juliane von Mittelstaedt
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Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border
Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christian Werner (Photography) – Der Spiegel,
17 Aug 2015
Doctors Without Borders is the only major humanitarian organization actively rescuing refugees in the Mediterranean. So far, it has saved more than 10,000 people. But in the world’s biggest crisis region, timing is everything.
→ read full articleUsing the Internet to Save the Rainforest: How an Amazonian Tribe Is Mastering the Modern World
Juliane von Mittelstaedt - Spiegel,
14 Jun 2010
The Surui people from the Brazilian rainforest are fighting to stop the destruction of their homeland. But instead of bows and arrows, they are using the Internet, GPS and Google Earth. Next they plan to start carbon emissions trading.
→ read full articleTHE NEW COLONIALISM (Part 2): THE INVESTOR NEEDS A WEAK STATE
Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt,
30 Jul 2009
Rich nations are exchanging money, oil and infrastructure for food, water and animal feed. At first glance, this seems to present a solution for many problems, says Jean-Philippe Audinet of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In principle, he is pleased about the agricultural investments, and says he fought for them for years. "What […]
→ read full articleTHE NEW COLONIALISM (Part 1): FOREIGN INVESTORS SNAP UP AFRICAN FARMLAND
Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt,
30 Jul 2009
Governments and investment funds are buying up farmland in Africa and Asia to grow food — a profitable business, with a growing global population and rapidly rising prices. The high-stakes game of real-life Monopoly is leading to a modern colonialism to which many poor countries submit out of necessity. Every crisis has its winners. A […]
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