A legal victory last December raised hopes for an accelerated path to clean drinking water on Canadian reserves. But for many, the wait drags on.
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COP15 Biodiversity Talks: Countries Sign On to “30×30” Conservation Plan
Roughly 190 nations, aiming to halt a dangerous decline in biodiversity, agreed to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and seas. The United States is not officially a participant.
Indigenous Australians in Murujuga Fight to Preserve Heritage Sites
In Western Australia, new projects would supercharge gas drilling and processing. Traditional owners of the land say their heritage sites are threatened.
The World Comes to Montreal to Reverse a Rise in Species Extinction
A conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the United Nations’ biodiversity negotiations in Montreal.
The World Comes to Montreal to Reverse a Rise in Species Extinction
A conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the United Nations’ biodiversity negotiations in Montreal.
Canadian Man Charged in Rebecca Contois’s Murder Accused of 3 More Killings
The suspect was accused of killing three Indigenous women and another unidentified woman, all of whom had gone missing in Winnipeg.
Fighting Climate Change, Indigenous People Protect Canadian Forests
Canada is looking to its Indigenous communities to help manage its boreal forests, the world’s largest intact forest ecosystem and one of its biggest stores of carbon.
Fighting Climate Change, Indigenous People Protect Canadian Forests
Canada is looking to its Indigenous communities to help manage its boreal forests, the world’s largest intact forest ecosystem and one if its biggest stores of carbon.
What Lula’s Victory in Brazil Means for Climate
The president-elect once helped slash deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest. He says he wants to do it again.
How Cannibalism Became a Top Issue in Brazil’s Election
An old claim by Brazil’s president that he would “eat an Indian” took mudslinging to a new level.