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Mapuche communities in permanent assembly

Since 1994, the Argentinean Constitution recognizes that the indigenous peoples that inhabit the country pre-exist the National State and therefore have the right to the possession and ownership of the lands they traditionally occupy. After almost 30 years, this right…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (thirteenth in the series)

Tiza Mafira: Fighting Abuses to the Environment One Logical Step at a Time by Marco Sumayao Tiza Mafira is used to adversity. For more than 10 years, she’s fought to create a more sustainable Indonesia and has seen many setbacks…

Save Sinjajevina’s Nature and Local Communities!

EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement; the Prime Minister of Montenegro; and the Ministry of the Defense of Montenegro We will deliver this again if you keep signing it! Here’s a report on our delivery of it in July 2022. Urgent:…

Groups Seek Legally Binding Action to Stop the Global Contamination Crisis Caused by “Forever Chemicals”

9 March 2023.  Public interest organizations are seeking a legally binding response to the global contamination crisis and the resulting infringement on the UN-recognized human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment caused by the highly persistent and toxic…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (twelfth in the series)

Siddika Sultana: Moving Bangladesh to a Future Worth Smiling About by Marco Sumayao It’s hard to imagine Siddika Sultana without a smile on her face. The Executive Director of Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) has a lot to be happy…

International protection for Lake Chad advances

Niger announced on Thursday that it will join the United Nations Water Convention, as neighbouring Cameroon and Chad have already done, and Nigeria is expected to join as well, to advance the protected management of the Lake Chad basin, which…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (eleventh in the series)

Sonia Mendoza: Mother Earth’s Tireless Advocate by Marlet Salazar What started as Sonia Mendoza’s small-scale efforts to fix the uncollected garbage in her village has led to a lifelong commitment of advocating for Zero Waste. Her tireless campaigning together with…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (tenth in the series)

Quách Thị Xuân: Organizing and Coordinating a Zero Waste Alliance  by Marlet Salazar Quách Thị Xuân has always been involved in addressing environmental issues. Her passion for preserving and protecting the earth’s natural resources inspired her to devote her academic endeavors…

UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a “breakthrough” after nearly two decades of talks. #HighSeasTreaty #BBNJ…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (ninth in the series)

Nalini Shekar: Giving Waste Pickers Dignity and Legitimacy  by Sherma Benosa Homecoming Nalini Shekar saw at once the missing piece in Bangalore’s solid waste management program — the waste pickers. The regrettable non-inclusion of waste pickers in the conversations on, ironically,…

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