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Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.
Policy & Finance
2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders
A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
Policy & Finance
Record number of people killed for protecting the environment
Brazil and the Philippines are the most dangerous countries for activists fighting mining, agribusiness and hydroelectric companies for their rights to land, forests, and rivers, a new report by Global Witness found.
The second-largest city in Colombia has been recognised for its transformation from a city struggling with uncontrolled urban expansion and violence to one that is now held up as a model for sustainable urban innovation.
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News / Energy
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News / Carbon & Climate
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News / Policy & Finance
‘There shouldn’t be an international tradeable unit of biodiversity’: The Nature Conservancy CEO
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News / Carbon & Climate
Carbon credit industry watchdog ICVCM ‘absolutely willing to fail’ subpar certifiers as work enters key phase
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News / Carbon & Climate
Innovations in cricket protein and aviation fuel win The Liveability Challenge 2024
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