Jair Bolsonaro accused of acts of genocide against Amazonian group
Brazilian president says predecessor emboldened wildcat miners which led to wrecked forests and disease and death among Indigenous people Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula...
Category : Environment
Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects
YQT community signs unprecedented agreement with coal company giving Indigenous leadership ‘veto’ on proposed project Two landmark deals in western Canada could reshape the role...
Missing Mexican environmentalists’ families accuse mining company
Relatives denounce transnational Ternium over case of lawyer Ricardo Lagunes and Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz Valencia Relatives of two missing Mexican environmentalists are pointing the...
Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationists A drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to...
Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes
Activists worry the arrests are a move by the cash-strapped government to open the country to now banned metals mining Five prominent environmental defenders who...
‘A search for ourselves’: shipwreck becomes focus of slavery debate
Vessel that sank with more than 200 transported people onboard is being used to humanise the story of slavery In 2015, a delegation from the...
Weather tracker: floods and tornado hit New Zealand as Europe heats up
Storms followed months of heavy rain on the North Island, while temperatures in France and Spain rose to almost 20C Over the Christmas period, the...
Lula names staunch Amazon defenders as ministers in Brazil
Move demonstrates commitment to Indigenous communities but faces huge challenges from Bolsonaro era Two internationally celebrated Amazon defenders, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, have been...
Polar bears vanishing from ‘polar bear capital of the world’ in Canada
Government research shows dramatic decline in numbers in western Hudson Bay stronghold Polar bears are disappearing fast from the western part of Hudson Bay on...
‘We didn’t accept it’: DRC minister laments forcing through of Cop15 deal
Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister says country has not agreed to ‘30 by 30’ deal The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister...
