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ISSUE 02 · 2017 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CONTENT 17 »Sustainable Development Goals« are the centerpiece of the Agenda 2030, approved in 2015 by the United Nations (UN). The Agenda lays a foundation for global economic development in accordance with social justice and within the ecological boundaries of planet earth. MORE INFO https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs Dr. Roger Funk studies the effects of RAISED SOIL DUST on our environment. In his latest project, he reaches high up into the sky and explores its effect on cloud formation. 02 The research projects presented in this issue address the following Sustainable Development Goals: LUPINS, PEAS, BEANS AND CO. are cultivated on no more than 1.7 percent of Europe’s arable land. ZALF researchers are determined to change this because these plants supply valuable protein and reduce greenhouse gases. 10 1 NO POVERTY 2 3 ZERO HUNGER GOOD-HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 6 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION Each year in spring, DUST STORMS sweep across ‘Inner Mongolia’ in northern China carrying enormous amounts of dust particles over thousands of miles. A joint German-Chinese project has analysed the causes and effects. 20 9 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 13 CLIMATE ACTION 14 LIFE BELOW WATER 15 LIFE ON LAND Local initiatives all over the world are working to protect the environment. A team of researchers has looked into particularly SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA and is helping to transfer their solutions to other regions. 30 INTERVIEW 28 · NEWS 34 · IMPRINT 36 01