JAKARTA — Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia’s Java Island are leading the fight against the government’s decision to dredge sea sand for export, warning the activity may exacerbate the impacts of rising sea levels and marine ecological degradation. In May 2023, the Indonesian government issued a regulation that allowed sand extracted from the […]
A coalition of Indigenous and human rights groups are hoping new European Union trade regulations could help pressure timber and oil palm industries in Malaysia’s Sarawak state into respecting Indigenous land rights and implementing better land-use consent practices. The international NGO Human Rights Watch and several Sarawak-based organizations say in a new report that rapid […]
Ryan Killackey, who passed away on October 4, 2024 at the age of 46, was a tireless defender of the natural world, a voice for Indigenous peoples, and a documentarian who sought to bring the farthest reaches of our planet into the public eye. But Killackey’s life was no simple journey of exploration or adventure; […]
JAKARTA — Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia’s Java Island are leading the fight against the government’s decision to dredge sea sand for export, warning the activity may exacerbate the impacts of rising sea levels and marine ecological degradation. In May 2023, the Indonesian government issued a regulation that allowed sand extracted from the […]
A coalition of Indigenous and human rights groups are hoping new European Union trade regulations could help pressure timber and oil palm industries in Malaysia’s Sarawak state into respecting Indigenous land rights and implementing better land-use consent practices. The international NGO Human Rights Watch and several Sarawak-based organizations say in a new report that rapid […]
Ryan Killackey, who passed away on October 4, 2024 at the age of 46, was a tireless defender of the natural world, a voice for Indigenous peoples, and a documentarian who sought to bring the farthest reaches of our planet into the public eye. But Killackey’s life was no simple journey of exploration or adventure; […]
The Brazilian state of Pará has agreed to sell millions of carbon credits to multinational corporations, including Amazon, Bayer and Walmart Foundation, but many challenges loom.