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Environmental justice depends not only on addressing climate change but also on tackling how land is governed—especially in the Global South. The project that The Policy Initiative (TPI) is carrying out titled “Climate, Land, and Rights: The Quest for Social and Environmental Justice in the […]

As the world accelerates its efforts to transition away from fossil fuels, bioenergy has emerged as a key pillar of decarbonization strategies. The International Energy Agency’s Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane paints a promising picture: biogas and biomethane have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas […]

In the span of just five days during the month of May, Guatemala mourned the loss of two more land and environmental defenders. On May 9, Marco Antonio Zuleta Quevedo—a forest firefighter and ranger at the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve—was shot and killed […]

The relentless pursuit of economic development in the Global South often casts a long shadow, obscuring the devastating environmental and social costs borne by local communities. A recent investigation by Global Witness into the operations of French multinational Veolia in Colombia serves as a chilling […]

Two recent decisions have called into question Brazil’s international image as an environmental leader. First, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) partially approved the advancement of oil exploration in Block 59, located in the Foz do Amazonas basin. Second, the Senate […]

In the heart of Central America, where rivers run deep and communities have long coexisted with nature, a young defender is standing at the crossroads of environmental justice and human rights. His name is Cristopher Joshua Castillo Sánchez. He is not a politician, nor a […]