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14 Jan 2022 8 minute read

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

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....

An Afghan man carries a package distributed by a Turkish humanitarian aid group at a distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Khara

20 Dec 2021 5 minute read

‘Let’s not make the same mistake again’

Ritu Mahendru speaks to Afghan aid organizations who claim international sanctions are making it harder to...

14 Dec 2021 5 minute read

Saving the Wild Coast from Big Oil

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

19 Nov 2021 5 minute read

‘Fortress conservation’ is driving us from our homes

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

Patel (pictured) has sought to add a provision to her bill that would grant border force staff ‘immunity’ for any migrant deaths during ‘turnaround tactics’ – where officers force small boats back into French waters.

18 Nov 2021 6 minute read

Contempt for migrants is being enshrined into British law

Offshore detention facilities, redefining the category of ‘refugee’ and legal exemptions for border guards. If allowed to...

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

‘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

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

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...

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

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

West Papua: A Green State vision

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

Ocean Rebellion activists dressed as Boris Johnson and ‘Oil head’ demonstrate on the River Clyde, opposite the Scottish Event Campus, where the COP26 will take place, in Glasgow, Scotland. Reuters/Russell Cheyne

28 Oct 2021 4 minute read

Cleaning up the climate talks

After years of campaigning, Big Oil has finally been barred from COP26. But other big polluters still need to be kicked out...

Security forces cracking down on peaceful protesters, Taunggyi, Myanmar. Photo by Robert Bociaga.

26 Oct 2021 4 minute read

Lights off in Myanmar

The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts...

20 Oct 2021 4 minute read

Afghan teenagers turn homeschoolers

Blocked from education by the Taliban, Ritu Mahendru speaks to young women risking their safety to teach...

19 Oct 2021 7 minute read

How we stopped coal in England

Isobel Tarr of Coal Action Network speaks to activists at the forefront of the decades-long movement to end...

17 Oct 2021 5 minute read

Without water, there is no life

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

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