Environmental activists have condemned the increase in oil industry lobbyists at the so-called UN INC plastic pollution talks in Ottawa. The talks, aimed at advancing a global plastics treaty, were…
Experts on Indigenous Peoples have warned that India’s controversial Great Nicobar Development Project must be scrapped. Crucially, their open letter demands that the Indian government alter course before they cause…
The threat from climate crisis-driven extreme weather is ramping up in Europe. A new report has warned about the risks of increasingly deadly summers across the continent. In a year…
A new report commissioned by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) considers how the unprecedented support for criminalising ecocide can translate into a ‘workable domestic offence’ in Scotland that can hold…
Thursday 18 of April marks the annual United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Day. This year however, an Indigenous rights non-profit is exposing UNESCO for the…
Indigenous Maasai communities in Tanzania are being subjected to more land-grabbing and human rights abuse. This time, a major tourism company is the culprit. Thomson Safaris stealing Maasai land On…
The climate crisis is careering coral reefs to the brink of disaster. Alarmingly, for the second time in 10 years, the world is experiencing a major coral bleaching event. Months…
Climate crisis extreme weather has been wreaking havoc in the UK, causing home insurance claims to shoot up to record levels. It reveals that the crisis is already coming home…
Human rights groups have called out fossil fuel major Shell’s plans to palm off its projects in the Niger Delta. Crucially, they are highlighting to Nigeria’s government that the company…
Ugandan communities have once again spoken out about the devastating impact of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project on their livelihoods. In a report, they exposed the inadequate…
A corporate greenwashing initiative has been accused of, unsurprisingly – greenwashing – only this time, by its own staff. SBTi – corporate greenwashing The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is…
With the last few months reported to have been the wettest for 150 years, this is a great time to brush up on your rain-related word repertoire – and new…