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Bill McKibben, pioneer of the fight against climate change, broadens his warning

Bill McKibben, pioneer of the fight against climate change, broadens his warning

Thirty years ago, Bill McKibben alerted us to the threat of climate change. In 1989 he published his groundbreaking book, The End of Nature, which was considered the first book on climate change for the general audience. Today, he broadens his warning. Humans have now emerged as a “destructive geological force”, he writes in his

Activism
Montgomery elects its first ever black mayor in a historic vote

Montgomery elects its first ever black mayor in a historic vote

Il giudice Steven Reed è diventato sindaco della città del profondo Sud, culla del movimento per i diritti civili.

Politics
Anthropocene, the human epoch in the words and photos of Edward Burtynsky

Anthropocene, the human epoch in the words and photos of Edward Burtynsky

To mark the release of Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, we interviewed photographer and co-director Edward Burtynsky, who told us the story behind the documentary.

Arts & Culture
2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina: Italy goes for green

2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina: Italy goes for green

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, in Italy, could be the first in history to be devoted to sustainable development, thanks to a project that aims to implement the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Society
9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

There are more than 5,000 communities around the world commonly defined as “indigenous”. The UN celebrates this diversity as a world heritage that must be preserved.

Indigenous Peoples
After 500 years, we won’t stop resisting. The Piaçaguera indigenous fight for land and identity in Brazil

After 500 years, we won’t stop resisting. The Piaçaguera indigenous fight for land and identity in Brazil

The voices of native Brazilians outside the Amazon are rarely heard. We speak to Lucca Messer, whose documentary on the Piaçaguera indigenous portrays their plight – then and now.

Indigenous Peoples
There can be no sustainable development without indigenous participation

There can be no sustainable development without indigenous participation

Protecting the traditional knowledge and territories of indigenous peoples means helping achieve a sustainable, hunger-free world and contributing to the fight against deforestation and climate change.

Indigenous Peoples
Denis Mukwege. The Nobel Prize isn’t mine but of all the victims I’ve treated

Denis Mukwege. The Nobel Prize isn’t mine but of all the victims I’ve treated

Denis Mukwege, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, is known as the “doctor who mends women” because in his hospital in Africa he healed thousands of rape victims, in their body and soul. We interviewed him in Milan.

Diritti umani
Ethiopia, displaced indigenous communities in the Lower Omo Valley deserve inclusive development

Ethiopia, displaced indigenous communities in the Lower Omo Valley deserve inclusive development

So-called development projects in the Lower Omo Valley, including a dam and sugar plantations, have come at an unbearable cost for indigenous communities. Elizabeth Fraser, Senior Policy Analyst at the Oakland Institute, on why the only way forward is for Ethiopia to address such abuse.

Indigenous Peoples
Women in Japan, how the gender pay gap limits their potential to shine

Women in Japan, how the gender pay gap limits their potential to shine

At the dawn of a new era, women in Japan still face old challenges: they’re paid less than men and struggle to scale the professional ladder. How can the impasse be broken?

Gender
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