Streets of Rio de Janeiro to be Free from Fossil Fuels by 2030
Written by: Kimberly White
Best known for its beaches and annual Carnival, the city of Rio de Janeiro has taken a step in its battle against air pollution stemming from the millions of vehicles on the city’s streets. In an effort to work towards a more...
Indigenous Groups Accuse Brazil’s Bolsonaro of Genocide, Call on the ICC to Investigate
Written by: Kimberly White
Indigenous groups in Brazil are calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for genocide and ecocide.
The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples from Brazil (APIB) filed a statement with the ICC accusing the Bolsonaro administration of genocide and...
Climate breakdown is pushing Brazil’s iconic Araucaria tree to extinction – new research
Written by: Oliver Wilson
For hundreds of thousands of years, the distinctive candelabra shapes of Araucaria trees (Araucaria angustifolia) have defined landscapes at the southern edge of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Humans have never known a world without these majestic evergreens. But my new research, conducted with...
Uruguay is a Sustainability Success Story – Here’s Why
Written by: Stephen Hall
Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America, known for its impressive coastline, high standard of living, low poverty rates and a football team that tends to punch above its weight. It’s also one of the most sustainable countries in...
Amazonian Deforestation Could Cost Brazilian Agribusiness Hundreds of Billions by 2050
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Augusta Dwyer
A new study published in Nature Communications has quantified for the first time exactly how much deforestation decreases rainfall in the Amazon rainforest – and has put a price on it.
According to the analysis carried out by scientists at the Centre...
Victory: Indigenous Community Wins Decades-Long Battle to Safeguard Land
Written by: Maxwell Radwin
An Indigenous community in Ecuador has finally obtained national protections for part of its territory after decades of fighting off deforestation and pollution in its mega-diverse rainforests.
Ecuador’s National System of Protected Areas now includes the 5,497-hectare (13,583-acre) ancestral Tiwi Nunka Forest,...
Mexico City Wins One Planet City Challenge, Recognized for Ambitious Climate Action
Written by: Kimberly White
Mexico City has been recognized for its work to combat the climate crisis.
WWF has announced that Mexico City is the Global Winner of its 2020 One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). Created in 2011, the OPCC aims to mobilize cities to take...
How Quito has Raised Crucial Finance for Nature-Positive Urban Development
Written by: Mauricio Rodas
As climate change increasingly threatens populated urban areas, cities need to be at the forefront of pioneering sustainable urban development and nature-positive transitions to mitigate environmental challenges. Projects crucial for protecting growing urban centres from the dangers of climate-related threats are...
Historic Victory: Ecuador’s Siekopai Nation Wins Fight to Reclaim Ancestral Lands
Written by: Kimberly White
The Amazonian Siekopai Nation has been granted ownership of their ancestral homeland in a landmark decision by an Ecuadorian appeals court.
After a lengthy legal battle with the Ecuadorian government, an Ecuadorian appeals court has ruled in favor of the Siekopai Nation,...
How to Empower Women By Being Change Agents
Written by Glenda Monge Alvarado
Talks about sustainability with a gender focus are rarely found. Although gender equality is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), it’s still somehow difficult to conceive how that focus should exist in female empowerment. That’s the reason why SEE Women...
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