Ecocide
Activists call megaproject on India’s Great Nicobar island “ecocide”

The Indian government wants to build a mega infrastructure project which would impact over a million trees on the Great Nicobar Island and endanger rare species of animals and Indigenous communities

The struggle for environmental justice in Africa

Reflections from Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey on the global ecological crisis and its impact on the African continent

Repsol oil spill declared worst ecological disaster in Peru’s recent history

Peru is in the midst of dealing with a major oil spill just 30 kilometers from the capital city Lima. On January 15th, 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the ocean while a tanker was unloading at a Repsol facility.

Outrage in Peru following devastating Repsol oil spill

The devastating oil spill has polluted 1.7 million square meters of soil and 1.2 million square meters of ocean, tarred 21 beaches on Peru’s Pacific coast, and killed a vast variety of marine wildlife, besides incurring huge economic losses to fishing and tourism industries