Circular economy approach to plastic pollution won’t fix the problem
In March 2022, 175 member states agreed to end plastic pollution by forming an international and legally binding agreement by...
Drop in Amazon deforestation does not let Global North nations off the hook
Figures for the first four months of 2023 show promising signs that Amazon deforestation is beginning a downward trend. However,...
Indigenous activists take their climate fight to the ‘belly of the beast’
Between 10 and 17 May, members of the Indigenous Mapuche community and a human rights defender (HRD) from Neuquén in...
Indigenous Mapuche travel to Europe to highlight impacts of fracking megaproject
Representatives of the Indigenous Mapuche community, along with a Human Rights Defender (HRD) from Neuquén in Argentina, are touring Europe...
EACOP TotalEnergies named one of the worst companies for attacks against human rights defenders
On 27 April, TotalEnergies announced staggering profits of $6.5bn for the first three months of 2023. Meanwhile, the nonprofit Business...
U’wa nation’s fight at international tribunal could set a precedent for Indigenous rights
This article follows a previous report by the Canary on a significant case for Indigenous rights brought by the U'wa Indigenous...
Historic case at international tribunal shows that states must put the rights of Indigenous peoples above extractive interests
For over 25 years, the U’wa Nation of northeastern Colombia has been bravely fighting to be heard at an international...
Offshore workers forced to strike for better conditions prove that greedy bosses need to go
Unite offshore oil and gas workers will begin two days of strikes on Monday 24 April. Unite the Union has...
New fossil fuel projects show UK climate ‘leadership’ dripping in hypocrisy at G7 climate talks
The UK’s recently released net zero strategy and plans for new fossil fuel projects show how the G7 group's climate...
Fifty years of tiger reserves in India bring the tiger population to over 3,000, but displaces over a hundred thousand people
Fifty years of tiger conservation in India has increased the big cat's population to over 3000. However, during the same...
UK government’s “green day” electric car policies will sacrifice the Global South for transition minerals
The UK government’s electric vehicle expansion plans risk escalating human rights abuses in the Global South for transition minerals. On...
UK oil spill company Perenco endangers indigenous tribes and represses communities in the Global South
This is part two of a two-part series exploring fossil fuel company Perenco’s impact on communities and the environment across...
Oil spill in UK natural harbour adds to fossil fuel company’s long list of international crimes against people and the planet
This is the first part of a two-part series exploring fossil fuel company Perenco's impact on communities and the environment...
Oil spill at largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe was a disaster waiting to happen
An oil spill incident just occurred at the largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe. But it wasn't the first pollution...
Wealthy nations must step up ambition to “defuse the climate time bomb”, says UN head on new IPCC report
On Monday 20 March, the UN released a report on the climate crisis. The Synthesis Report is the sixth contribution by...
In the trophy hunting ban debate, indigenous communities are denied a voice
On Friday 17 March, the House of Commons passed a bill that will prohibit imports of animal hunting trophies. It’s...
Banning big game imports is not colonialism – trophy hunting is
The House of Commons has today passed a bill which would ban imports of hunting trophies from endangered and at-risk...
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