The Hidroituango dam crisis has been declared an emergency. Problems intensified last weekend after multiple blocked tunnels caused upstream flooding leading to the evacuation of communities and municipalities that lay below the dam. Read the original article here.
Observers and civil society can be an asset to Parties in their work on the Paris Agreement work programme. Civil society has diverse expertise on different matters that could be…
By: Mary Louise Malig, Global Forest Coalition After 20 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is entering a crucial moment where it can come to a tragic…
That many forests in the United States are suffering health crises is not in question. Much of this troubling condition, however, has come as a result of human activities. The…
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Today is the International Day of Forests. The United Nations General Assembly designated this day as such with the hope that humankind would raise awareness about and celebrate forests. This…
On Earth Day teleSUR takes a look at the community conservation practices of peasant and Afro-descendant communities of Colombia in this photo essay by CENSAT Agua Viva, Fundaexpresion, and Global…
On this International Women’s Day, we bring you a photo essay about Indigenous and rural women and their innate connection to nature. Women’s rights and gender equality are crucial for…
The Maasai and Rendille Indigenous communities in Kenya are facing an existential threat to their lands; development impacts to their wildlife-rich territories are killing off species at an alarming rate.…
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11-14 and 13-16 December 2017 | Montreal, Canada. Summary Highlights of the Meeting. Read the original article here. Photo: IISD
Reclaman contra las políticas que se debaten en la Cumbre de la Organización Mundial del Comercio. Una quincena de representantes de organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG’s) ingresaron este martes en la…
Summary Highlights, 29 November – 1 December and 4-6 December 2017. Read the original article here. Photo: IISD
Coalition of women organisations attending the ongoing 3rd United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-3) today urged the global assembly to prioritise the protection of women human rights and environmental defenders. Read…
NAIROBI: The year 2017 has been a tough year for women environment activists and environmental defenders, protecting their indigenous land and resources as they face increased crackdowns, violence, threats, intimidation…
