International

Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived fuel."

Joseph Winters Accountability

From Mexico City to the Mekong Delta, increasingly severe droughts caused by climate change are laying waste to ecosystems and economies everywhere.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture

Thorny questions about who will pay for global climate action derailed a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, this week.

Naveena Sadasivam International

"A single word like 'X̱maay' contains generations of climate knowledge, laws, and cultural practices."

Anita Hofschneider Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

The historic high seas treaty is not yet in effect — but countries drew closer to implementing it.

Joseph Winters International

Nearly 5 million acres have burned since Russia’s latest invasion in 2022, ignited by rocket fire, artillery shelling, and explosive devices.

Chad Small International

Without U.S. funding, Indigenous communities in Peru and elsewhere face increasing threats to their land, livelihoods, and human rights.

Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press Indigenous Affairs

Climate change could be helping the flesh-eating screwworm fly spread, undoing decades of progress — and the USDA isn’t doing anything about it.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture

Indigenous peoples are navigating the slow collapse of winter roads — and an even slower pace of help.

Hilary Beaumont Indigenous Affairs

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?

Anita Hofschneider & Ayurella Horn-Muller International

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