In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a woman-run recycling company in the town of Goma combats plastic pollution and providing work for some of the millions of internally displaced people of the country.
Taufan Bustan/Sigi,Indonesia Every morning, Abter Tendesabu puts on his boots, grabs his machete and heads to his farm in the forest. As he nears the edge of the woods, he hears the cicadas – their loud buzzing, chirping, squawking sounds. “They alert me that I have entered the forest,” Abter, of the Lindu tribe, tells …
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Rising tourism brings economic prosperity to many in the region of India’s scenic Himalayan slopes. But it has also brought hazards, with mountains of solid trash littered across the hillsides. Scores of volunteers have organised cleanup campaigns as a result of that.
Indigenous people in Brazil demonstrated against a measure that opponents say will limit their land rights and safeguard the environment, and that was approved by the lower house of Congress.
A search is underway for six workers who went missing after a lift cage fell at a Chinese-backed copper mine in Tibet during shaft construction of an open-pit mine drainage system project, forcing production to stop.
In an Indian Himalayan town where authorities say the land is sinking, hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes. According to experts, the crisis highlights the dangers of unsustainable growth in a vulnerable mountain region
In a significant triumph for environmentalists and Native American communities, the largest dam removal in American history has gotten final federal approval. Salmon and other species have been declining, and this reduction has been attributed to the four old hydroelectric dams that line the border between California and Oregon in the United States
A United Nations special rapporteur called on Bangladesh’s government to stop harassing environmental activists under a notorious online security law, as he wrapped up a 10-day visit to the South Asian nation on Thursday
The mangrove forests of El Salvador are under stress due to climate change.Some coastal communities are working with non-governmental organisations to save thes important coastal protection areas.
Tons of electronic waste pass through the West Bank’s border with Israel every week. The copper inside the waste, which is primarily cables, is extracted by burning it, and Israel is then sold the copper. The scrapyards are the sole source of income for thousands of Palestinian households. However, the health of the residents is being severely harmed by the burning