Letter to the youth of Planet Earth

Letter to the youth of Planet Earth

Jane Goodall ha scritto una lettera sul futuro della Terra, per le giovani generazioni. L’occasione è stata il Festival delle lettere di Milano di cui il Jane Goodall institute Italie è charity partner.

India, tea plantations with sustainable certifications violate labour rights

India, tea plantations with sustainable certifications violate labour rights

Tea production in India, second only to China’s in the world, provides employment to more than 3.5 million workers and accounts for more than 31 per cent of the global market. Working conditions on tea plantations have historically been degrading and dangerous (as exemplified in the 2015 BBC documentary, The Real Cost of A Cuppa). In response to

“Conservation keeps the spirit of our ancestors alive,” say indigenous Awas Tingni abandoned by Nicaraguan state

“Conservation keeps the spirit of our ancestors alive,” say indigenous Awas Tingni abandoned by Nicaraguan state

The case of Awas Tingni, a small indigenous Mayangna community in Nicaragua, made history. This year the community celebrates fifteen years since it won the case in Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I-A Court), which ruled that the government should given them entitlement over their ancestral lands – also in order to protect them from exploitation at the

US sanctions on Myanmar to be lifted, Obama tells Aung San Suu Kyi

US sanctions on Myanmar to be lifted, Obama tells Aung San Suu Kyi

US President Barack Obama has pledged to finalise the lifting of US sanctions on Myanmar, also known as Burma. The announcement, made during a bilateral meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi on the 14th of September, follows the latter leader’s sweeping victory in last November’s elections and the country’s fast transition to democracy after decades of military dictatorship. For