The Gender Dimensions of Climate Displacement
As the climate crisis intensifies, more and more people are driven to leave their homes, both within their countries and across borders....
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Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilization emerged. Earth’s life...
‘It’s dangerous work’: new generation of Indigenous activists battle to save the Amazon
Campaigners in Brazil use drones to document work of self-defence teams trying to stop environmental destruction caused by illegal mining...
The Global Stakes for Human Rights in America’s Election
American leadership impacts human rights globally through the hard power of institutional leadership and the soft power of example — a...
25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress
New data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas show that 25 countries — housing one-quarter of the global population — face extremely high...
Indigenous Groups in Argentina Protest Lithium Extraction on Their Land
In Argentina, thousands of people representing different Indigenous communities arrived in Buenos Aires Tuesday as part of a protest...
Can climate change mitigation quell ethnic conflict?
The common denominator in the ethnic conflicts in the Karamoja region in eastern Uganda and the north-western Kenya is the devastating...
New dangerous long-lasting heat wave could set dozens of heat records, even in notoriously hot place
Phoenix is supposed to be hot, but the severity of the upcoming heat wave will bring a level of heat that will test even heat-hardy...
Peru: “Genocide Bill” scrapped as Indigenous people claim victory
In a dramatic reversal of fortune, a key Congressional committee in Peru has effectively blocked a draft law, labeled the “Genocide Bill”...
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s ‘hot zone for climate threats’
Bangladesh’s southeastern coastal population and the estimated one million Rohingya it accommodates face dire consequences from extreme...
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