Environment and Climate Change
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Bringing the Climate Frontlines to the Red Carpet
Greetings from the Venice International Film Festival, where amidst the cinematic glamour, we are launching something raw and powerful: “Solwata”.…
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Climate Change and the Discipline of Uncertainty
A disaster naturally creates a demand for answers. Celia Paule After the catastrophic collapse of ice and rock in Nepal’s…
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Nature Does Not Negotiate
Human societies are built on negotiation. Isla Hera Governments negotiate budgets. Countries negotiate treaties. Businesses negotiate prices. Citizens negotiate competing…
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Akrotiri: When Military Security Becomes a Question of Human Security
Military installations may promise security. But security becomes a more complicated concept when the communities surrounding them begin to feel…
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Renewables-powered data centres could revive Australia’s regions
Renewable energy, data centres and energy-intensive industries could shift economic growth towards regional Australia, where power can be generated and…
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Indonesia: Environmentalists, Indigenous Leaders Unjustly Prosecuted
Activists Targeted for Protesting Land Grabs, Deforestation, Pollution Indonesian authorities are wrongfully prosecuting environmental defenders who protest deforestation and pollution…
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Vietnam Should Release Ailing Political Prisoners
Immediately Free Can Thi Theu and Other Wrongfully Imprisoned Activists Patricia Gossman Senior Associate Asia Director Can Thi Theu, 64,…
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Prescribed burning’s impact on biodiversity
Research into frequent prescribed burning in a globally important hotspot in southwestern Western Australia reveals a negative impact on endangered…
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The Sixth Extinction: A Powerful Reminder That Nature Is Not Separate from Humanity
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert belongs firmly in the latter category. Isla Hera Awarded the Pulitzer…
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Our poisoned chalice
Unsafe water already kills millions, while scarcity, PFAS, endocrine disruptors, industrial waste and AI’s thirst are turning clean water into…
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Beyond Batteries and Hydrogen
The future of clean mobility will not be shaped by a single winning technology, but by choosing the right solution…
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Immersive Documentary Centers Human Rights in Climate Crisis
Actor Mark Ruffalo and Human Rights Watch Premiere ‘Solwata’ at Venice Film Festival (Berlin) – A new immersive documentary spotlighting…
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When Climate Disasters Become Human Rights Emergencies
The Rohingya crisis demands more than humanitarian relief. Artemis Kechagioglou The devastating landslides that recently swept through the Rohingya refugee…
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Nuclear Power’s Second Act: Why the Energy Debate Is Being Rewritten
Rising electricity demand, geopolitical uncertainty and climate goals are reshaping how governments think about nuclear energy. Arnold McKergow For much…
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Climate Policy Is About Managing Risk, Not Waiting for Perfect Certainty
Scientific uncertainty is not a reason for inaction. Celia Paule It is a reason for better decision-making. Public debate on…
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The Caspian Sea: A Warning Beyond Its Shores
In a recent analysis published by The Conversation, Nima Shokri, Executive Co-Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water,…
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