In Western Australia, new projects would supercharge gas drilling and processing. Traditional owners of the land say their heritage sites are threatened.
Tag: Land Use Policies
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.
Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project
Conservation groups, joined by former President Carter, had sued to reopen the case after a March ruling upheld an Interior Department deal for a road through a national wildlife refuge.
Nepal Fights Deforestation, and Wins
An effort decades in the making is showing results in Nepal, a rare success story in a world of cascading climate disasters and despair.
Some Palestinians Move Into Caves to Resist Israeli Expulsion
Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the removal of about 1,200 Palestinians from their villages in the occupied West Bank. The United Nations says that could amount to a war crime.
It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.
The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes.
In Vancouver, Indigenous Communities Get Prime Land, and Power
After acquiring some of the biggest and most coveted parcels of land in Vancouver, the city’s three First Nations are becoming players in the biggest game in town — real estate.
New Laws in Sierra Leone Reshape Environmental Battleground
The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor calls it unworkable.
Congo to Auction Off Oil and Gas Blocks In a Step Back for Climate Change
Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling.