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Environmental Rights - Page 2

April 8, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Global Temperatures on Edge: Super El Niño Threatens Record Heat

The likelihood of a planet-warming super El Niño is rising sharply, according to an updated forecast released Sunday by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. The new outlook signals a high

Geopolitics

40 Years Later: Bhopal Toxic Waste Finally Cleared

India has finally undertaken the monumental task of removing toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, the worst industrial accident in history. The catastrophe occurred when methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide Corporation’s pesticide plant

January 3, 2025

Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence

Book Reviews

This excerpt is adapted from Nika Dubrovsky and David Graeber’s Cities Made Differently (MIT Press, 2024, all rights reserved) and is distributed in partnership with Human Bridges.

Legal Stewardship by Indigenous Peoples: Key to Thriving Forest

Diplomacy/Education

Forests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere,

U.S. Uses Native Wisdom, Archaeology to Tackle Wildfires

June 13, 2024
Education/United States

After a sharp increase in uncontrollable wildfires across the northern U.S. and Canada in recent decades, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Forest Service have been open to new approaches and ways to

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Let Not the Azerbaijan Climate Meet Become Yet Another Damp Squib

June 13, 2024
Business

The next global climate meet (COP 29) is scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan in November 2024. While global climate meetings have taken place 28 times so far in different countries, these

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Heat wave to hit northwest, east India in 5 days

June 11, 2024
News

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to hit the South Asian country’s northwest and east in the next five days. Heat wave

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Rebooting Global Governance: Leaders Launch New Initiatives in Morocco

June 11, 2024
Events/News

At the Spring Meeting of the Paris Peace Forum, held at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Benguerir, Morocco, global leaders gathered to unveil significant initiatives aimed at addressing two critical

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UN highlights urgent marine conservation needs, action

June 8, 2024
News

The United Nations on Friday celebrated World Oceans Day, observed annually on June 8, at its headquarters in New York, focusing on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” for global marine

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Brazil’s Flood of Austerity and Climate Catastrophe

May 30, 2024
Columns

From 28 April, heavy rains, strong winds, and widespread flooding have lashed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, killing over 160 people and impacting 2.3 million. The waters rose

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At Western Sahara: Visiting a Forgotten People

May 23, 2024
World

South of the Algerian town of Tindouf on the border with Western Sahara are five refugee camps. The camps are home to the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and are administered by

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Coral reefs suffer 4th global bleaching event due to climate change

May 22, 2024
News

The world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, the second in a decade, which is caused by high ocean temperatures brought on by climate change, according to a recent

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UN officials call on everyone to be part of biodiversity plan

May 22, 2024
News

UN officials, among other high-level representatives, have called on everyone to be part of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, also known as the Biodiversity Plan, to echo the theme of the 2024

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Global North Funds War, Neglects Climate Crisis

May 21, 2024
Business/Human Rights

Following article based on the speech by the author as the President of Sri Lanka at the World WaterForum in Bali, Indonesia. At the outset let me thank the President of the

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Procter & Gamble, Mondelēz, and Nestlé Are Among 10 of the Leading Consumer Brands Driving Global Deforestation

May 18, 2024
Business/Education

Since the turn of the century, there has been a consistent average annual loss of 3 to 4 million hectares (7.4 to 9.9 million acres) of tropical forest globally. This puts us far from

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Researchers unravel evolutionary history of baobab trees

May 16, 2024
Education

 A collaborative effort between Chinese and international researchers has shed light on the evolutionary journey of baobab trees, pinpointing Madagascar as the cradle of all baobab species. Published on Wednesday in the

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Plastic Pollution Is a Crime Against People and the Planet

May 11, 2024
Columns/Social

Louisiana’s “River Parishes,” located along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, shoulder some of the worst industry impacts in the United States. As a result, this region has acquired

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How Banks and Investors Are Fueling a Global Biodiversity Crisis

April 27, 2024
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

In a global context where tropical rainforests play a critical role in biodiversity conservation and climate regulation, these ecosystems are severely threatened by expanding agribusiness and logging activities. This poses significant risks to the

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Should Harming Mother Earth Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide

April 26, 2024
Education

On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal: Make ecocide—the destruction of nature—an international crime. “An amendment of the Rome Statute could criminalize acts that amount to

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