A huge win for the Sioux: the Dakota Access Pipeline has been blocked
Riconosciuti i rischi ambientali del progetto Dakota access pipeline. Una vittoria per i sioux e tutti gli nativi americani. Ma la lotta potrebbe non essere finita.
Ecology wins again in Austria. Alexander Van der Bellen is the new president
For the second time in few months the head of the Greens Alexander Van der Bellen defeats far-right candidate Norbert Hofer.
Italian constitutional referendum, Matteo Renzi resigns after defeat
Italy overwhelmingly voted no in the constitutional referendum held on 4 December, rejecting the reform. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces resignation.
Diana Rios, the guardian of the forest who risks her life for the Amazon
Il papà di Diana Rios è stato fatto a pezzi perché difendeva la foresta. Anche lei rischia la vita, ma non ha rinunciato a partecipare alla Cop 21.
Niue, a debt free paradise island in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean
The island nation of Niue, perched on a coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean and with a population of around 2,000, has paid off all its national debt, which amounted to 4 million dollars (2,000 per inhabitant). Premier Toke Talagi has declared that Niue will no longer be accepting loans but rather will focus on
Thailand, hotel displaces village separating it from the sea with a wall
In 2014 the small village of Tonsai was relocated to make space for a new mega-resort commissioned by the Sheraton. After relocating the village the hotel chain proceeded to build a concrete wall around their land. Tonsai is located on the coast of the Andaman Sea in the province of Krabi, in Thailand. A town that
Myanmar wants ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya, the United Nations says
Dopo Human rights watch, anche un funzionario dell’Alto commissariato Onu per i rifugiati denuncia che nell’ex Birmania è in corso la pulizia etnica dei rohingya.
Iraq, the mobile clinic that helps women who are fleeing from the Islamic State
A minibus driven by female doctors who are fleeing from the Islamic State becomes a mobile clinic for all women living in camps located in the country’s remotest areas.
#BeatMe, UN Women Pakistan’s campaign asks men to beat women – at their talents
Singers, journalists, mountain climbers, runners, models, actresses, chess players, CEOs, footballers, farmers, boxers. Pakistani women can be any of these things, and much more, excelling in their field equally if not more than men. This is the message of UN Women Pakistan’s #BeatMe campaign, spearheaded by a video in which successful Pakistani women challenge men
25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
L’obiettivo della giornata è quello di contrastare una piaga che affligge ancora il 35 per cento delle donne nel mondo. Sono però numerosi gli esempi di donne che si oppongono alla violenza e lottano per la libertà.