Kenya’s Ghetto Classics Orchestra tackles juvenile crime with music
The Ghetto Classics Orchestra helps young people living in Nairobi’s slums preventing them from turning to crime. Music as a powerful means of social transformation.
Poachers have killed 80 per cent of Gabon’s forest elephants
In dieci anni, tra il 2004 e il 2014, in Gabon i bracconieri hanno ucciso oltre 25mila elefanti, mettendo a serio rischio la sopravvivenza della specie.
A marathon in the Tindouf refugee camps reminds us that African decolonisation isn’t over
Si chiama Sahara Marathon ed è una maratona tra i campi profughi di Tindouf, in Algeria. Una volta all’anno ci ricorda che la decolonizzazione in Africa non è ancora finita.
People are dying of hunger in South Sudan. We must take action now
The heads of three UN agencies issued the following joint call for urgent action to allow aid to reach people facing starvation in famine-hit areas of South Sudan.
What is land grabbing and why land acquisitions are destroying the planet
Cos’è il land grabbing e dove si pratica. Ma soprattutto quali sono i danni all’ambiente e alle comunità locali che popolano le terre del sud del mondo.
Inga 3, the world’s largest dam will displace tens of thousands in DR Congo
Inga 3, the world’s largest mega-dam, is set for construction on the Congo River. Critics argue that the the dam will displace thousands of people and wreck the ecosystem.
How ocean warming will kill fish, make them smaller and potentially toxic
No matter how near or far you live from the coast, you’ll be affected by it: ocean warming may become one of the biggest threats to ecosystems and food security.
China bans its ivory trade
Entro la fine del 2017 in Cina sarà vietata la vendita e la trasformazione di avorio per contrastare il bracconaggio di elefanti.
11 of the most important indigenous victories
Battles fought by the native peoples of the world to defend their lands, rights and ways of life. These are 11 of the most important indigenous victories of the past few years.
DR Congo, protests against President Kabila who refuses to step down
President Kabila’s mandate expired on 19 December but he’s refusing to step down. Clashes and arrests have followed his decision and many now fear an outburst of violence in the country.