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Global Witness: Most climate defender deaths ever in 2021
Water rights activist Óscar Eyraud Adams died in Mexico. 12 wildlife defenders died in DR Congo. Some 227 global activists died last year.
The global mining of sand and gravel is unsustainable. That needn’t be so
Unregulated sand mining has been documented in 70 countries and linked with several associated conflicts.
The demise of Mayan civilization should serve as a warning
"When you can't irrigate your crops, you can't have a city of 40,000, like some of the Maya cities were."
Planned new hydroelectric dams threaten mighty rivers worldwide
Hydropower projects can permanently and irreversibly impact river and floodplain dynamics and functions,
A long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has devastated local rivers
Photo: Flickr/Adam Jones The world’s attention to geographical conflicts is often focused on the loss of human life and infrastructure, and frequently overlooked are the millions of people left in despair, with their homes, lives and hopes shattered. Similarly, even
Climate and conflict: A look at environmental peacebuilding
Environmental peacebuilding may resolve tensions over water, land or extraction, and helps prevent conflict in a resource-challenged world.