How a dozen Thai women fought the coal industry — and saved their tropical home
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Guardians of Zoka: Inside the Fight to Save a Ugandan Rainforest
In the Adjumani district of Northern Uganda stands the Zoka Forest Reserve, one of the country’s magnificent rainforests. Its canopy provides shade to an extraordinarily biodiverse population. Rare butterflies, flying squirrels, primates, old-growth mahogany trees and hundreds of plant species make Zoka a place worth protecting at all costs. And to the native communities who …
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For Indigenous Guatemalans, Mother Earth is not just a concept
Isabel Chen Ical and her husband, Agustín Chocooj, live with their two children and members of their extended family on a lush, fertile plot of land in Cerro Alto village, in rural Guatemala. They are members of the Q’eqchi Indigenous community — one of Guatemala’s 24 distinct ethnic groups. There’s one family member she speaks …
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Kenyan court shuts down proposed coal plant — a win for environmental justice!
Amidst so many devastating headlines around the world, I’m writing from Nairobi about an important win for environmental justice and human rights — with a renewed faith in the power of the people. After a legal struggle that has lasted nine years, a high court in Kenya just ruled against Amu Power — a corporation …
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