Illegal gold mining is threatening the livelihoods of Indigenous communities and rainforest ecosystems across the Brazilian Amazon.
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The ongoing protests in the Maldives are part of a longer struggle over press freedom and freedom of expression.
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Colombia, the predominant asylum nation for Venezuelan refugees, continues to display staggering rates of human trafficking of Venezuelans, despite legal and humanitarian efforts.
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The FIFA World Cup flag rulings, allowing Palestinian and Pride flags while banning Iran’s prerevolutionary flag, reveal a gap between the organization’s human rights ideals and its actions.
Read MoreTransforming Reef Grief into Action on the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef’s decline is fueling a new kind of climate anxiety and inspiring communities to fight for its future.
Read MoreWho Gets to Tell Papua’s Story? Its Controversial, Silenced Documentary
A new documentary about alleged abuses in Papua is being shut down in public screenings, raising urgent questions about dissent, censorship and who gets to write history.
Read MoreHow the Climate Crisis Targets Australia’s Koalas
The extreme heat of 2026 threatens one of Australia’s most loved faces—the koala.
Read MoreAfrica’s Population Is Notably Young. Its Leaders are Remarkably Old.
Zimbabwe becomes the latest nation to alter its constitution, allowing its 83-year-old president to stay in power until 2030.
Read MoreXenophobia Sweeps Across South Africa
Anti-migrant groups have vowed to hold demonstrations every week, leading to fear of violence.
Read MoreBarefoot College Trains Unschooled Women to Power Entire Villages
This college turns women who have never held a textbook into solar engineers who power entire villages.
Read MoreThe Colonialist Legacy Shaping Global Same-Sex Marriage Bans
More than a third of countries ban same-sex relationships and many do so under laws influenced by colonial rule, such as those implemented under the British Empire.
Read MoreTibetan Man Sets Self on Fire to Protest China’s Ethnic Unity Law
An activist self-immolates outside the U.N. headquarters to protest Chinese control of Tibet.
Read MoreBrain Stunting: The Invisible Effect of Malnutrition in the Philippines
Brain stunting, a detrimental cognitive effect of early childhood malnutrition, threatens to preserve economic inequality and injustice in the Philippines.
Read MoreTuvalu—The Sinking Island—and its Fight Against Sea Level Catastrophe
As rising seas threaten its homes, coastlines and sovereignty, Tuvalu is fighting to preserve its land and culture and demanding stronger action against climate change.
Read MoreThe Sustainable Travel Dilemma
Sea turtle hatching tours are often marketed as ecologically beneficial experiences, but choosing the wrong one could prioritize visitor entertainment over animal welfare and effectively haunt hatchlings for the rest of their lives.
Read MoreCombatting Anti-Roma Hate in Czechia
The Romani People continue to face discrimination in the Czech Republic.
Read MoreCalifornia Tribes Advocate for Cultural Burning
Once widespread across California, Indigenous cultural burning is now regaining attention in wildfire management.
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