The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment
Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air ...
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UN right to a healthy environment “is ammunition for campaigners”
A new resolution declares that everyone has the right to a healthy environment – a right that was not included ...
Exploding the five fat myths of ethical food
Consumers – in other words all of us who eat – want ethical food but we are confused. The reason ...
Confronting novel entities – a severe problem that’s being ignored
I live in a wealthy part of the British Isles, a Unesco site, famed for clean beaches and beautiful scenery. ...
COP26 forest declaration could harm Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples are at risk as a result of COP26 decisions to protect forests, threatening access to their own lands ...
Governments must ensure people can afford healthy diet
Food charities should never be required, as long as governments are doing their job, according to Nourish Scotland. “It is ...
UN expert seeks accountability over 600 dead Indian protestors
A UN special rapporteur has called for accountability in the heavy-handed response to protesting farmers in India. He added that ...
India’s protesting farmers remain in place
Protesting Indian farmers remained in place over the weekend while their key coalition of unions, Samyukta Kisan Morcha, met. The ...
Delhi police sedition action against Greta Thunberg is chilling, say activists
Pop star Rhianna and climate activist Greta Thunberg have waded into a months-long protest by tens of thousands of farmers ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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