As the weeks since the end of COP26 go by, there’s been more time to reflect on the Glasgow climate conference. And realise that all hope is not yet lost.
Cerrejon is one of the biggest coal mines in the world for energy production, in the middle of indigenous Wayuu territory. Today they suffer from high rates of malnutrition and disease.
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has shone a painful spotlight on the dire conditions of tea garden workers struggling against poverty in India.
Brazil Supreme Court suspends “case of the century” for Indigenous land rights
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has indefinitely shelved a case that was set to drastically alter indigenous land right claims, leaving its fate uncertain.
The IUCN updates its Red List: almost 40,000 species are now endangered
Tuna recovers while the Komodo dragon falls into the endangered list due to climate change. Sharks and rays are also at risk because of overfishing.
Chlorpyrifos pesticide banned in the US as too hazardous for human health
The United States follow the European Union’s example in banning the chlorpyrifos pesticide, a hazardous chemical for the development of children.
Five of Kenya’s iconic species are critically endangered
Kenya’s first National Wildlife Census reveals that there are dangerously few specimens remaining of several iconic species, including the black rhino.
A humanitarian crisis is likely as the “fertile crescent” becomes arid
In northeastern Syria, the Euphrates’ water level is so low that five million people risk being left without drinking water.
