While advocates want to link the climate and biodiversity agendas, critics say nature should not be commodified and human rights safeguards are needed
The funding from US, UK, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands confronts the weakening of indigenous land rights in countries like Brazil
Brazil’s indigenous people are anxiously awaiting a supreme court judgement on our land rights. Proposed new laws in the EU and UK will profoundly affect us too
Two billion people globally do informal work that exposes them to unsafe conditions like extreme heat, air pollution and flooding
The industry-led Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets is pitching carbon offsets as a win for the Global South. This is greenwashing at its most patronising
Members of the IUCN Congress overwhelmingly backed the motion but Brazilian experts warn the verdict will likely be ignored by Bolsonaro’s government
On Brazil’s border with Peru, evangelical churches are multiplying, in a threat to uncontacted indigenous groups
A group of human rights NGOs has organised a counter-summit, claiming mainstream conservation measures aren’t respecting indigenous peoples’ rights
Youth, climate disaster victims and vulnerable countries could use the latest UN science report as evidence to sue polluters for damages or remedial action
Sponsored content: The recent change of government in the US brings an overdue opportunity to advance the rights of people worldwide displaced by the climate crisis
Rural communities hope the drafting of a new constitution will dismantle water privatisation in Chile and recognise the right to access water
Government-based public finance institutions that support new fossil fuel projects face the risk of climate litigation, lawyers warn
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This is the first time a company has been held legally liable for its contribution to climate change – setting a precedent for future lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry
Fridays for Future activists donned false moustaches in a stunt to put pressure on Standard Chartered to stop financing fossil fuels
From the rise of the youth plaintiff to greenwashing claims, Climate Home News explores the major trends in climate litigation
In a surprise verdict, Germany’s highest court found that government climate targets violate the freedoms of youth plaintiffs by deferring emissions cuts
A final investment decision on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is expected at the end of March, as campaigners urge financial institutions to avoid fossil fuels
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Negotiators are worried that requiring a vaccine passport to attend November’s critical UN climate summit will exclude developing countries with limited supplies