World Water Day: Corruption in the water sector’s costly impact
Each year, between US$ 770 billion and $1,760 billion are needed to develop water resources and services worldwide. Yet […]
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Fellow Honduran activist Nelson García murdered days after Berta Cáceres
The murder of another member of Berta Cáceres’ activist organisation Copinh comes amid growing fears for the safety of her colleagues and
The World Bank is supposed to help the poor. So why is it bankrolling oligarchs?
A mile north of the chaotic heart of downtown Rangoon, where electrical wires dangle haphazardly overhead and street vendors hawk roasted
Honduran Leader Berta Cáceres Murdered in the Midst of a Life Defending Her Community
March 4, 2016 Kate Conradt This is a cross-post from the AFL-CIO Now blog. In her life and in her death at
In Borneo’s Ruined Forests, Nomads Have Nowhere to Go
The island’s hunter-gatherers are losing their home to the unquenchable global demand for timber and palm oil By Alex Shoumatoff; Photographs
[Bloomberg] Indonesia to Make Green Financing Compulsory for Banks by 2018
Chanyaporn Chanjaroen Yudith Ho yudithho November 23, 2015 — 4:50 PM WIB Indonesia’s financial regulator will introduce rules to restrict banks’
PALAWAN STATEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND AGRIBUSINESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
The Palawan Statement (Palawan Statement as adopted by plenary) 9 November, 2015 A regional network of Asian human rights commissions
Oil palm land grabs and deforestation in Philippines condemned by human rights groups
9 November, 2015 A regional network of Asian human rights commissions and supportive NGOs has issued a strong statement supporting
Congregation of Clans Towards the Strengthening of the Economic Livelihoods Territory of Customary Law Communities
CONGREGATION OF CLANS TOWARDS THE STRENGTHENING OF THE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS TERRITORY OF CUSTOMARY LAW COMMUNITIES Muting, 09-10 September 2015 Compiled
Updates: Transboundary Haze Pollutions and Corporate/Mafia Crimes
54,135 people in Riau suffer from haze-related illnesses thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | Archipelago | Sat, October 03 2015, 8:47 PM Up