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Ireland forced to strengthen climate plan, in supreme court win for campaigners
Judges ruled the government’s national mitigation plan fell “well short” of what was needed to meet Ireland’s climate commitments, ordering a more ambitious strategy
Amazon land grabbers are destroying brazil nut groves for cattle pasture
Emboldened by a promised amnesty on land seizures, cattle ranchers are felling brazil nut trees, edging out families who have harvested them for generations
Justice coalition develops resources for Covid-hit communities
Sponsored content: A legal empowerment network is training ‘barefoot lawyers’ to stand up for human rights amid the coronavirus pandemic and climate crisis
The Amazon home of Bolsonaro’s mineral fantasy
Indigenous inhabitants of the region with the largest deposits of niobium in the world claim the right to decide what is done with the metal
EU must not sacrifice the Amazon rainforest on the altar of trade with Brazil
As Brazil’s second-biggest trade partner, the EU should condemn President Bolsonaro’s assault on environmental protections and indigenous rights
We need to talk about racism in the climate movement
As a non-white activist, I was excluded from Greenpeace publicity. This was not an isolated incident and the movement needs to change
Ecosystem-based adaptation project reduces flood risk in Seychelles
Sponsored content: Nature-based solutions have huge potential to help communities cope with the impacts of climate change
US climate activists confront the movement’s whiteness problem
Coronavirus, Black Lives Matter and a Chevron slip-up highlight how environmentalism has failed black communities – calling for new models of activism
Participation at Bonn climate talks could be limited to prevent coronavirus outbreak
Observers called for transparency and inclusion to be maintained at talks in Bonn, provisionally planned for October, when physical distancing measures could apply
How a Kenyan climate change documentary inspired the world
Sponsored content: Thank You for the Rain, a film about a Kenyan farmer’s struggle, has helped to catalyse change nationally and internationally
Coal generator uses investment treaty to fight Netherlands coal phaseout
Uniper is using a controversial investor dispute system to claim up to €1 billion compensation for being forced to close a coal power station early
South Korean government backs $2 billion bailout to coal company, despite green finance pledge
Campaigners ask government to explain relief for coal plant manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries, contrary to its promise to end coal financing
Amazon faces ‘perfect storm’ of forest clearance, coronavirus and wildfire
President Jair Bolsonaro’s opening up of the Brazilian rainforest to logging and mining makes its people vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic, experts warn
Climate activists form new tactics and alliances amid coronavirus lockdown
No longer able to take to the streets, activists are upping their digital game and making common cause with social justice campaigners
Greenpeace takes Arctic oil lawsuit to Norway’s supreme court
After losing at two lower courts, campaigners are taking the fight to ban new oil exploration licences to the top, where it will be heard by all 19 justices
Coronavirus pandemic shows we need new ways to look after the Earth and each other
Grassroots climate movements are building the resilience and self-determination of communities, making them better equipped to handle the crisis
Addis Ababa riverside project gives priority to development over residents
Ethiopia wants $900 million riverside project to be a model of green development – yet one resident says shelters were demolished ‘without warning’
An ambitious year for climate is a big year for women’s empowerment
While gender equality and women’s empowerment are goals, they are also essential enablers of climate action and development
Power structures over gender make women more vulnerable to climate change
International Women’s Day on March 8 is a chance to start solving a deep inequality: women are more vulnerable to climate change than men