A victory for Miskito stewards of the forest
The indigenous Miskito people live amongst lush rainforests along the Caribbean Coast in Honduras. After a 40-year struggle, they won title to their ancestral land in 2013.
Shell oil to pay $84M for pollution in the Niger Delta
Shell has agreed to pay $84 million for two oil spills in the Niger Delta community of Bodo. A step in the right direction or a paltry sum in comparison with the devastation big oil is wreaking? It’s both.
Saving the Leuser Ecosystem for orangutans, elephants, and people
Rudi Putra is standing up to palm oil interests illegally poaching one of the most incredible forests on Earth.
How U.S. media is bungling the ebola crisis
On a recent trip to Mali, Deputy Director of Programs, Allison Davis, noticed that local TV stations focused on the human tragedy of ebola—not on the fear it is causing. One would think we might do more of the same in the United States—balance our worry with more heartfelt concern for the thousands so dramatically affected. Keep reading >>
To the Green Climate Fund: “Grassroots women need more resources”
The co-hosts of the Summit on Women and Climate call on the Green Climate Fund to take action and extend support to women-led solutions to climate change in advance of COP 21.