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Climate change in court: cases to watch in 2026
Lawsuits are reshaping climate justice following landmark 2025 rulings, with cases rising in the Global South.
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Indigenous voices shape fight for climate, food sovereignty from COP30 to Sri Lanka
Indigenous protests at the recently concluded COP30 echo global climate-justice demands, calling for territorial rights, forest protection and an end to extractive industries – themes strongly reflected in the discussions at the Nyéléni Global Forum on Food Sovereignty held this August in Sri Lanka.
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Philippines under pressure to improve the rights of nickel miners amid global talks on critical minerals
Opaque labour practices are blamed for alleged abuses of nickel mining workers’ rights, according to a recent study, but will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?
Seafarers face rising threats as shadow fleets and weak oversight of the industry endanger the backbone of global trade.
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