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Published in: democraciaAbiertaJair Bolsonaro accused of inciting genocide before the International Criminal Court
A complaint against President Jair Messias Bolsonaro has been presented in the International Criminal Court for...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA life fighting against hydroelectricity
Indigenous people from the south of the Brazilian rainforest have mobilised to prevent 138 hydroelectricity plants...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe kids are alright – what do the climate strikes tell us about the future of environmental activism?
The informality of the protests and the mix of old- and new-style organising gives hope, though there are challenges...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKClimate strike – we've had enough of politely asking governments to save our future
The young don’t need a fantasy of techno-fixes and “studying hard” to solve climate change. We demand action before...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaParadises of the earth, Part 2: Redeyef [video]
The second episode of the ground-breaking web documentary series “Paradises of the Earth” follows an international...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Nicaragua Canal becomes the government’s Achilles heel
The dubious constitutionality of the law enabling its construction and its adverse impacts on Nicaraguans’ human...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIs Brazil a Venezuelan outpost?
Indigenous and afro-descendant peoples from Brazil are facing setbacks usually found in countries with no rule of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaEnvironmental and land activist killings hit an all-time high
At least 200 environmental and land rights defenders were murdered in 2016 – 60% of them in Latin America. Español Português
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Published in: TransformationWould you bulldoze your own temple?
"We are our land and our land is us." Hawaiians stand for a mountain.
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Published in: TransformationWhy is there so little action on climate change?
Are there new ways to engage the public in mass action to reduce global warming, or should we focus on adapting to...
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Published in: TransformationWe need more humans, not more heroes
Exaggerated by the growing celebrity culture of social change, hero worship is on the rise. In the process we risk...
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Published in: TransformationNo surrender: responding to the new breed of climate change in-activists
Waiting for death in the planetary hospice is not a convincing response to climate change: a response to Carolyn Baker.
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to the planetary hospice
Surrendering to the implications of climate change is an act of courage not cowardice. This is the first article in...
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Published in: TransformationBrought together by the Keystone Pipeline fight, "Cowboys and Indians" heal old wounds
As Native Americans and ranchers work together to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, they're also learning to...