Reading canned fish labels: seine net
Seine nets are a sustainable way of fishing, but if used with FADs are no longer sustainable. Let’s discover what thay are and how they are employed.
Amnesty International and the body bags on Brighton’s shores
200 body bags appeared on Brighton’s shores. Amnesty International put them there to raise awareness on the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the English sea town.
What happened to the Armenians a hundred years ago
The most common way to define the killing of about one million Armenians in 1915 is genocide. But the Turkish government, successor to the Ottoman Empire, still denies this slaughter.
Women, guardians of biodiversity in Nepal. The photos in a WWF feature
In some of the most biodiverse forests in the world, women are responsible for safeguarding the environment. James Morgan’s photo feature documents the WWF’s project in the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal.
Jamie Oliver’s petition for better food in schools
Jamie Oliver, chef and TV presenter, has launched a petition on Change.org for better nutritional education in schools and to defeat child obesity.
Millennium Development Goals: What has and hasn’t been achieved
We’re ever nearer the deadline of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. What has and hasn’t been done to better women’s conditions globally.
Piplantri, the village that plants trees for women
New life for Indian women begins in the little village of Piplantri, Rajasthan, where 111 trees are planted for every girl that is born.
Death penalty. In 2014 sentences increase, while executions don’t, according to Amnesty
The death penalty exists but it is an exception. In 2014 executions have dropped worldwide, but sentences have increased. At least according to official figures.
Local communities want development, not forced eviction
Infrastructural development confers an aura of modernity to developing countries. Often, it conceals stories of rights abuse, such as forced eviction.
Afghan women challenge tradition. How? By riding bicycles
The Afghan women’s national team is breaking taboos with a clear objective in mind: the 2020 Olympic Games and Tour de France.