NEWS
A Tiny Desert Fish Hits a 25 Year Population High
by Liz Kimbrough on Mongabay 30 May 2024 The critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish population has reached a 25-year high of 191 fish, offering hope for the species that lives in the smallest known habitat of any vertebrate. Above water and SCUBA surveys conducted...
Court Grants Rights to Peru’s Marañón River
Editor's note: Campaigning for protecting wildlife and ecosystems is rarely successful if only fought in court. But in this case, a Peruvian court decided to give the river Maranon rights that would ensure its conservation and protection from oil spills. For this...
Salt Mining Sinks a City, Displacing Thousands in Brazil
Editor's note: Any compensation from chemical companies cannot make up for the repercussions of mining, in this case, salt mining. The petrochemical company Braskem, the largest plastic producer in the Americas, is responsible for the displacement of people and was...
ACTION
Building Leadership Capacity: The Ladder of Engagement
Editor's note: When we engage in any form of activism, building leadership capacity helps people become more confident and proactive. It means the leader of the group doesn't have to be responsible for every task and can delegate other important tasks to members. In...
Watershed Moment for Fossil Fuels at Supreme Court
Editor's note: While renewable energies won't save the climate and need to be fought against, it's as neccessary to keep on fighting against fossil fuels. Because the oil and gas industries will continue with their business as usual - even if they promote an energy...
How an Aboriginal Woman Fought a Coal Company and Won
Anita Hofschneider Senior Staff Writer Grist Goldman Prize Winner Murrawah Maroochy Johnson talks climate justice and inheriting a legacy of Indigenous resistance. In 2019, Australia was on the cusp of approving a new coal mine on traditional Wirdi land in...
ANALYSIS
The Next Pandemic Is Already Here for Earth’s Wildlife
Editor's note: A pandemic in our backyards - The squirrel walked a bit wobbly, it wasn't as agile and funny as these small creatures often move. It had its eyes rather closed which gave it a tired look. I was concerned and called a squirrel rescue station, luckily...
Indigenous Economics Does Not Financialize Nature
Editor's note: Most Indigenous economics or land-based communities appreciate nature in its complex lifegiving and intelligent values it provides - for free - to all forms of creatures on earth. Yet we live in a century where shareholders and voracious businessmen and...
The Secret War Against Ecocentric People
Editor's note: Our current society is based on standards that lobbyists, financial markets, and industries target. That way the powerful can lead secret wars against human and non-human animals without the majority questioning their strategy. Any political or economic...
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