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In South Africa, activists are challenging Shell’s drilling plans along the country’s eastern coastline. MIKE HUTCHINGS/REUTERS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

15 Feb 2022 3 minute read

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The ultimate 2022 climate to-do list

What will be the definitive climate struggles of 2022? Danny Chivers shares global activists’ to do list....

14 Jan 2022 8 minute read

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Old school adaptation

Moushumi Basu reports from Assam, India, on the people turning to traditional ‘home grown’ strategies to...

Two chairs sit by the side of an empty road. Both have teddies on them.

30 Dec 2021 6 minute read

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Stay or go: villagers vs big coal

Germany may have committed to phasing out coal but that hasn’t stopped mine expansion plans which threaten two villages....

14 Dec 2021 5 minute read

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Saving the Wild Coast from Big Oil

Mike Loewe reports from South Africa on the community fighting to stop Shell from exploration along its...

Photo Credit: Jen Zoon, Smithsonian's National Zoo

9 Dec 2021 7 minute read

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Do zoos cause more harm than good?

Do zoos represent pointless captivity or an opportunity for conservation and education? Linda Kimotho and...

19 Nov 2021 5 minute read

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‘Fortress conservation’ is driving us from our homes

Pranab Doley, an Indigenous activist from the Mising people, condemns the militarization of the...

Indigenous people chant as they attend the Fridays for Future march during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

17 Nov 2021 4 minute read

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‘Honour our knowledge…or get out the way’

Stefan Simanowitz meets with the indigenous activists who feel they have been snubbed by the Glasgow...

Home under threat: Endangered savanna elephants have a migratory corridor in the Kavango region. A CURIOUS APE

12 Nov 2021 8 minute read

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Paradise lost?

A vast area of Namibia and Botswana is under threat from oil and gas exploration. Devastating consequences are feared for...

Credit: Pascal Maitre/Panos Between Lokutu & Lukumete, rainforest grows beside the River Congo, dwarving a pirogue sailing near the bank.

8 Nov 2021 4 minute read

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The COP26 deforestation pledge alone won’t save the Congo Basin

The recent anti-deforestation pledge at the UN climate talks is a welcome announcement, but to protect the ‘lungs of Africa...

5 Nov 2021 3 minute read

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What if…urban public transport was free for all?

Conrad Landin explores the idea of a universal free ride.

Extinction Rebelion activists stand in front of police officers as they protest during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021 REUTERS/Hannah McKay

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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Tough talk, empty promises?

Nick Dowson weighs up the prospects for success at the COP26.

Campaigners congregate in La Pago, West Papua in support of the Green State vision. Credit: Free West Papua Campaign

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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West Papua: A Green State vision

Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny...

No fear of heights: two engineers check out the drill shaft on an oil platform in the North Sea. HORIZON INTERNATIONAL IMAGES LIMITED/ALAMY

1 Nov 2021 7 minute read

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Green jobs – puffery and promise

As the UN climate talks commence – where talk of a green and just transition for workers is on the agenda – Conrad...

17 Oct 2021 5 minute read

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Without water, there is no life

Industrial agriculture is drying up the land in Almeria, Spain. Vitalie Duporge speaks to activists and...

A man wearing a blue t-shirt sits next to a window

7 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Let the water flow

Could solar-powered desalination help boost drinking water supplies in Kenya and beyond? Anthony Langat...

9 Sep 2021 7 minute read

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‘I’ve seen how it affects people’

As opposition and protest continues against a new high-speed rail network in the UK, Denise Laura Baker...

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