Publications

Published in „Rheinpfalz am Sonntag“ on September 10/11, 2022
Jelca Kollatsch, Pictures: Frank Schultze

He himself was once a slave – today, activist Brahim Ramdhane is committed to fighting oppression and serfdom in Mauritania. His strongest weapon: enabling children to get an education.

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Published in FR7, the magazine of the „Frankfurter Rundschau“ on July 9/10, 2022
Jan Ruebel

Legal guardianship is intended to support people in need. However, many state-appointed guardians abuse their considerable power.

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Published in the magazine section of the „Frankfurter Rundschau“ on June 4, 2022
From Rike Uhlenkamp and Rainer Kwiotek (Photos)

Malnutrition, import dependency, and scarce resources: In Malawi, women are taking matters into their own hands to solve these problems – with astonishingly simple methods.

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Published in the magazine section of the „Frankfurter Rundschau“ on June 11, 2022
By Jan Rübel (text) and Christoph Püschner (photos)

In Tübingen, a team from all over the world is developing digital doppelgangers of humans – with promising prospects, from medicine to fashion.
A lesson on know-how as the cement that holds entire continents together

Published in GEO 04/2022
Interview: Bernd Hauser, Photos: Carsten Egevang

Biologist Carsten Egevang formerly researched Arctic birds.
He now accompanies indigenous hunters in Greenland as a photographer – as long as hunting seals, polar bears, walruses, and whales is still possible.

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Published in „Die Zeit“ on May 5, 2022
New York Markus Wanzeck

After their takeover in Afghanistan, the Taliban promised that girls would be allowed to go to school until graduation. The opposite happened.

Published in The time 19/2022.

Published in „Nature“ 11/21
New York Markus Wanzeck

The age of coal is in its final throes. However, the opencast mines in the Lusatian lignite mining region have swallowed up dozens of villages and hundreds of square kilometers. What will become of the wounds they have torn into the landscape?

The article was published as part of the cover story “The End of Coal” in Nature 11/21.

Published in „Nature“ 03/22
Interview: Bernd Eberhart and Markus Wanzeck

How can we sustainably feed a growing world population? And what role will meat, organic farming, and genetic engineering play in this? We asked two people who have been working in these fields for a long time: Barbara Unmüßig and Urs Niggli. Protocol of a debate.

The Interview was released as part of the NatureFeature story “Food for All”.

Published in „Nature“ 03/22
New York Markus Wanzeck; Photos: Jelca Kollatsch and Sascha Montag

In the west of Brandenburg lies the Westhavelland Nature Park. The area, where early aviator Otto Lilienthal once crashed, is loved by born glider pilots: tens of thousands of cranes land here. It became globally significant through Europe's largest river renaturation project.

Published in „Nature“ 05/22
New York Markus Wanzeck

Once an adventure for the chosen few, travel has become a mass consumer good, with high environmental and climate costs. What is it that draws us out into the wide world? And how do we find what we're looking for without destroying it? A search for answers – by long-distance bus, by train, on foot.

A special on sustainable travel, published in Nature 05/22.

Published in „mare“ No. 150
Carsten Stormer; Photos: Claudio Sieber

The village of Pinut-an is remotely located on the Philippine island of Leyte. There are hardly any jobs, no doctor, no restaurant, and no supermarket. Nevertheless, the residents are happy. Because there is gold on their beach.

https://www.mare.de/die-goldfischer-von-pinut-an-content-5233

Published in „taz.am wochenende“, August 14, 2021
Fabian Franke; Photos: Martin Zinggl

In Bolivia, Brazil nuts are harvested for the German market. Minors also help with this. German companies are aware of the child labor. While outsiders condemn it, it is also vital for the survival of the local people. A dilemma.

Published in this weekend.