Rio Grande do Sul has suffered significant damages following heavy rain and flooding, with many pointing to the deregulation of the state’s environmental code by the current governor as a root cause
Awareness needs to be built that copy-paste models of plains cannot be adopted in the mountains, while colonial utilitarian models need to be dumped
Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger is widely known for representing thousands of Ecuadorian villagers in a multi-billion corporate pollution lawsuit against Chevron
In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Colombian president highlighted the necessity of ending the war on drugs and saving the environment
Today we look at the Israeli High Court ruling on mass expulsions in Masafer Yatta; a severe anti-abortion law advanced in Louisiana, US; and more
There are indications that the vital rainforest could dieback, a condition wherein a tree or shrub begins to die from the tip of its leaves or roots backwards, owing to disease or an unfavorable environment
Youth in the global south are growing up in some of the most devastating conditions as they face frequent extreme climate events, often watching their homes and livelihoods disappear.
While the official COP26 summit has seen world leaders seemingly unwilling to take major planet-saving measures, the mobilization of the youth, frontline communities, and environmental organizations have charted out the way forward
The scale of US policy on climate change fails to match up with its contributions to the global climate catastrophe
Lawyer Steven Donziger was sentenced to jail by a federal judge despite a UN working group having found his detention to be in violation of international law
Social movements are organizing street mobilizations and counter-summits during the meeting of G20 environment ministers from July 20-23. This G20 meeting takes place exactly 20 years after the killing of Carlo Giuliani during the G8 summit in Genova.
The police violently suppressed protests by the No TAV (No to the High Speed Train) movement at San Didero, injuring several protesters