Natural Resources

Shrinking and Darkening, the Plight of Kashmir’s Dying Lakes

By Umar Shah
Mudasir Ahmad says that two decades ago, his father made a prophecy that the lake would vanish after the fish in its waters started dying. Three years ago, he found dead fish floating on the surface, making him worried about its fate.

Making the Deep Blue Sea Green Again

By Lyndal Rowlands
Children growing up in the Seychelles think of the ocean as their backyard, says Ronald Jean Jumeau, Seychelles' ambassador for climate change.

Alternative Mining Indaba Makes Its Voice Heard

By Mark Olalde
“Comrades, we have arrived. This cherry is eight years awaited. We have made it to this place,” Bishop Jo Seoka told the crowd, pausing to allow for the whistles and cheers.

“Serious Retreats” In Indigenous Rights Protection, Says UN Rapporteur

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
As the 10-year anniversary for the Declaration on Indigenous Rights approaches, UN indigenous rights activists came together to assess the many challenges that still remain on the ground.

Can Africa Slay Its Financial Hydra?

By Busani Bafana
Thanks to growing investor interest, increasing respect for democratic reforms, and its vast food production potential, the Africa Rising narrative is only getting better.

Drought Could Cost Sri Lanka Billions

By Amantha Perera
The warnings are stark, the instructions, for a change, clear. Sri Lanka is heading into one of its worst droughts in recent history, and according some estimates the worst in 30 years. The reservoirs are running on empty, at 30 percent or less capacity. Only 12 percent of the island’s power generation is currently from hydropower and 85 percent comes from thermal, with a staggering 41 percent from coal.

Looting and Unrest Spread in Mexico Over Gas Price Hike

By Emilio Godoy
“We are absolutely fed up with the government’s plundering and arbitrary decisions. We don´t deserve what they’re doing to us,“ said Marisela Campos during one of the many demonstrations against the government´s decision to raise fuel prices.

Anti-Fracking Movement Alarmed at Trump’s Focus on Fossil Fuels

By Emilio Godoy
Earl Hatley, a descendant of the Cherokee/Delaware tribe, has witnessed the consequences of using hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” on his native land to produce shale gas.

Battle Lines Drawn Over Indian Mega Mine

By Stephen de Tarczynski
Among those leading the fight against the massive Indian-owned Carmichael coal project in Australia’s Queensland state is 21-year-old Murrawah Johnson of the Wangan and Jagalingou aboriginal people, the traditional owners of the land where the proposed mine is to be located.

Bringing South Africa’s Small-Scale Miners Out of the Shadows

By Mark Olalde
In a country with unemployment rising above 25 percent, South Africans are increasingly looking for job creation in small-scale mining, an often-informal industry that provides a living for millions across the continent.

Beyond Standing Rock: Extraction Harms Indigenous Water Sources

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Since the decision by the U.S. army to suspend the Dakota Access pipeline on 4 December, many are still unsure of the controversial pipeline's future or its implications for other mega infrastructure projects affecting indigenous communities across North America.

Soil: Keeping Nutrients in Food and Carbon in the Ground

By Lyndal Rowlands
Healthy soil not only makes food more nutritious it also helps keep carbon out of the atmosphere by storing it underground.

Unleashing Africa Full Potential

By Ambassador Amina Mohamed
Africa, the cradle of mankind and home to the youngest population in the world, has a historic opportunity to realise its full potential, in sharing our potential prosperity, by enhancing economic growth, promoting and entrenching democratic ideals. That is why I am so passionate to be running for the coveted African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson.

Coal Mine Threatens Ecological Paradise in Chile’s Patagonia Region

By Orlando Milesi
An open-pit coal mine in the southern island of Riesco, a paradise of biological diversity in Chile’s southern Patagonia wilderness region, is a reflection of the weakness of the country’s environmental laws, which are criticised by local residents, activists, scientists and lawmakers.

Battle of the Desert (II): A ‘Great Green Wall for Africa’

By Baher Kamal
Desertification, land degradation, drought, climate change, food insecurity, poverty, loss of biodiversity, forced migration and conflicts, are some of the key challenges facing Africa—a giant continent home to 1,2 billion people living in 54 countries.

Phosphate Mining Firms Set Sights on Southern Africa’s Sea Floor

By Mark Olalde
A persistent fear of diminishing phosphorus reserves has pushed mining companies to search far and wide for new sources. Companies identified phosphate deposits on the ocean floor and are fighting for mining rights around the world.

Funding Lags to Combat Land Degradation

By Justus Wanzala
Land degradation already affects millions of people, bringing biodiversity loss, reduced availability of clean water, food insecurity and greater vulnerability to the harsh impacts of climate change.

Kenya Greens Drylands to Combat Land Degradation

By Justus Wanzala
Faced with growing degradation that is swallowing large swathes of land in arid and semiarid areas, Kenya is heavily investing in rehabilitation efforts to stave off the threat of desertification.

Changing Climate Threatens World’s Smallholder Farmers

By Lyndal Rowlands
Farmers are already experiencing the effects of climate change but can also help to fight it, according to a new report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Indigenous Land Rights Bring Economic, not just Environmental Benefits

By Lyndal Rowlands
Secure indigenous land rights not only bring environmental benefits, they can also foster economic development, according to a new report released by the World Resources Institute.

Resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline: “This Is Not The End”  

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Resistance towards the controversial Dakota Access pipeline continues after a federal court rejected requests to halt construction on Monday.
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