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.
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The IUCN updates its Red List: almost 40,000 species are now endangered
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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
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In northeastern Syria, the Euphrates’ water level is so low that five million people risk being left without drinking water.
IPCC scientists say it all in their latest climate report
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“It was like we were on Mars”. Taking stock of recent wildfires across the world
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It’s not true that the Amazon rainforest emits more CO2 than oxygen
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Blooming in the Desert documentary portrays the women rewriting history in Raqqa
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Ercan Ayboga, from Kurdistan to Rojava, defending rivers and the right to water
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Bargny, a city fighting for its life against industrialisation and climate change
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