Top court delivers a ‘huge’ climate win for island nations

The recent advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on states’ obligations regarding climate change was celebrated globally for providing clarity on countries’ legal obligation to prevent climate harm, but was also appreciated by island nations for its additional certainty on their maritime boundaries remaining intact regardless of sea level rise.

Proscription Action: It’s magnificent, but it’s not war

Arrests outside Parliament risk centring liberal freedoms instead of Palestinian survival ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ Its 9pm, last Saturday . I’m standing on the pavement in the dark, watching the arrests. Police vans queue down the side of Parliament Square, engines idling. Police in high-vis jackets wade through the crowd of chanting singing

Leaders pitch homegrown solutions at Africa Climate Summit — and $100b to back them

ADDIS ABABA — African leaders attending the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa this week have called for a new global partnership that treats the continent as an engine of climate solutions rather than a recipient of aid. Summit host and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed set the tone at the opening on Sept.

Fear & uncertainty grip Nigerian community after fatal elephant attack

When the going gets tough, the tough get going — but for people in the Itasin-Imobi community, the going has been tough for far too long. Situated in the midst of Ogun state, Nigeria, this quiet fishing and agrarian community has been facing challenges that have tested its resilience to the limit.

Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

FORT BRAGG, U. S. — In 2024, I was scuba diving in Northern California’s Casper Cove where the Watermen’s Alliance, a group of ex-abalone sports divers, has been culling purple urchins since 2020. It had been six years since abalone season shut down, following the region’s kelp forest collapse.

African wildlife conservation is local communities’ burden

“Never, ever say anything negative about an elephant or a gorilla. Elephants may attack people’s property, destroy their crops, and even kill them. Always take the side of the elephant. Big cats have public-school accents. Hyenas are fair game and have vaguely Middle Eastern accents.

African leaders push for climate investment at Ethiopia summit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African leaders met Monday in the Ethiopian capital for the second Africa Climate Summit, where they proposed a new way of thinking about climate adaptation funding and called for the continent to be viewed not as a victim, but as an investment opportunity.

The French Government’s Collapse Is a Victory from Below

The ouster of French prime minister Bayrou is a first victory for all those who want to mobilize against the government's plans. While President Macron will try to regain control, workers must continue to organize from the below to overthrow him and enforce their demands.