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Fields of gold PART 3: Voices on extractive economies from Ebenhaeser and Hondeklipbaai
The river starts to gather strength in the Winterhoek mountains around Ceres. From there the water begins a descent to the Atlantic ocean approximately 280 kilometers long.
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I exist
Fishmeal and fish oil factories are diverting resources that should feed local populations. And now, oil and gas developments are placing additional pressure on already fragile coastal ecosystems.
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How the Forbes billionaire list made me think of my parents
How I’ve spent most of my life watching them work so hard to provide for our family as best they could and still not gain the financial security that would allow them to retire comfortably.
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Climate crisis in Africa: time for legal action has come
This is no longer about negotiation. It is about enforcing the law.
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Fields of gold PART 2: Community voices on extractive economies from Doringbaai
But in the background, a fierce battle is being waged for families like Joey’s, a battle fought on multiple fronts. The first fight is for the legal right to access the ocean. The second fight is against oil and gas exploration.
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Nairobi’s floods and the climate reality Kenya can no longer defer
When floodwaters swept through parts of Nairobi this past week, streets turned into rivers, cars were carried away, and families watched homes and businesses disappear under muddy water.
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Fields of gold PART 1: Community voices on extractive economies from the Richtersveld
There is a storm brewing on the West Coast of South Africa. This coastline is well accustomed to storms; powerful groundswells brew in the South-West Atlantic and travel thousands of kilometers to reach these shores. For several thousand years South Africa’s indigenous people built lives and cultures on this coast. But today a different storm…
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The Ritz-Carlton case was dismissed. The Maasai Mara concerns were not.
Last week, the Environment and Land Court in Narok dismissed the petition challenging the Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp. The court ruled that the case had been filed prematurely and that the matter should first go through the National Environment Tribunal and other statutory environmental processes before reaching the judiciary.
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A Youth Story: How Free Creative Spaces Helped Build a Youth-Led Movement
Ubunifu is a cornerstone for youth who desire to create change and have no idea where to start, or just want a hand to gently push them, as they did for us.
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Reheating plastic food containers: what science says about microplastics and chemicals in ready meals
Scientific research increasingly shows that heating food in plastic packaging can release microplastics and plastic chemicals into the food we eat.