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Illegal mining threatens the Amazon and exposes Indigenous Peoples to COVID-19
Even during the pandemic, illegal miners continue to invade Indigenous lands in the Amazon, threatening the forest and exposing Indigenous People to COVID-19.
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The human cost of oil: How Indigenous and ethnic minorities bear the brunt of disasters
"They only lose money; we lose water, land, wildlife, fish resources and the ability to provide our families with minimum income."
Olesya Vikulova • 4 min read -
Pride month spotlight: How it feels to be a trans activist
This Pride Month, we’d like our transgender people to take the center stage by sharing the internal and external pressures faced by transgender people – like Parit Chomchuen.
Parit Chomchuen • 3 min read -
It’s time to say goodbye to air pollution
While many of us hope for things to return to "normal" after COVID-19, air pollution must not revert to pre-pandemic levels.
Minwoo Son • 6 min read -
Fisherfolk helping out Thailand’s essential workers is the community spirit we need right now
In Thailand, a new program has helped local fisherfolk offload their fresh fish to communities and care workers who need it most.
Sirichai Leelertyuth • 2 min read -
Keeping the people’s voices alive and free in the age of pandemic
In Philippines the impending approval of the Anti-Terrorism Bill has been tagged by human rights lawyers and advocates as “problematic".
Angeli Cantillana • 4 min read -
Food sovereignty now and beyond COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed daily realities in nearly every corner of the world. But for millions of people, fears about access to food have made the crisis even worse.
Éric Darier • 5 min read -
No one is safe until we all are: Global solutions for our global biodiversity crisis
Biodiversity is a global issue. The loss of biodiversity and its impact on people does not recognise political jurisdictions.
Pan Wenjing • 5 min read -
A message for World Oceans Day
There can be no environmental justice without social justice.
Arifsyah Nasution, Awa Traore and Anabella Rosemberg • 4 min read -
S. Korea supermarket giant to halve its single-use-plastic packaging by 2025
Lotte Mart, one of the largest supermarket chains in South Korea, announced its plan today to cut its single-use plastic usage by 50% by 2025.