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We, civil organisations engaged in search and rescue (SAR) activities in the central Mediterranean Sea, express our gravest concerns regarding the latest attempt by a European government to obstruct assistance to people in distress at sea. A new law decree, signed by the Italian…

Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics, along with other environmental protection advocates, calls on the nation to promote “zero waste” as a principle and practice to reduce toxic and waste pollution in the Philippines in time for Zero Waste Month. January…

As a product of fossil fuels, plastic is one of the main drivers of the climate crisis. Continued plastic production and consumption heat up global climate temperatures, deplete our resources, intoxicate the environment, and create public health issues, feed incinerators,…

Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency. By Aric Sleeper With the reality of climate change becoming more apparent in the…

With a world highly dependent on oil and gas, it’s no wonder that Africa is considering such a devastating pipeline next. In 2006, Uganda discovered 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable commercial oil in the Albertine Graben Region. In February 2022,…

Next February 5, the Ecuadorian people will go to the polls. The period of mayorships (local authorities) and prefectures (provincial authorities) will take place. The electoral campaign officially begins today, January 3 and will conclude on February 2. The campaign…

A new version of China’s Law on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests came into force this January 1. The revised law stipulates that the state shall take necessary measures to promote gender equality, eliminate all forms of discrimination…

In the closing years of the 1940s, when World War II had ended and its winners were reorganizing human life on planet earth, many feared nuclear war.  The delegates who met at San Francisco and founded the United Nations intended…

Spain has the lowest inflation rate in the EU. What are the Spanish under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez doing differently—and better? First and foremost, gas price caps and the rent brake are curbing prices. Next year, they will go one…

Brazil’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revoked more than ten decrees signed during Bolsonaro’s government, in one of his first acts after taking office. Lula determined that the General Controller of the Union (CGU) would have to re-evaluate…