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Development · May, 2026

Stories about Development from May, 2026

In Barra do Turvo, Brazil, women promote biodiversity and harvest healthy food at fair prices

In Brazil’s Ribeira Valley, the Agroecological Network of Women Farmers produces an abundance that can't be found in regular markets

Written by O Joio E O Trigo

1 week ago

Countless endangered species are making a comeback due to global conservation efforts

A collaborative piece under Global Voices’ May 2026 Spotlight ‘Global crisis, local solutions’

Written by Estefanía Salazar, Sydney Allen, Anastasia Pestova, Nurbek Bekmurzaev

1 week ago

Disease, drought, and conflict: How Yemenis are adapting to a compounding crisis

Climate change and war shape who gets sick, who gets care, and who adapts.

Written by Ghadeer Zabarah

2 weeks ago

How nature-based solutions can help vulnerable and marginalized communities overcome climate injustice

NbS plays a crucial role in mitigating flood impacts and safeguard vital ecosystem services

Written by Biswash Chepang

3 weeks ago

Can the Great Nicobar Islands survive India’s development aspirations?

Demographic change instigated by the project could gradually reshape the region’s ecological and cultural balance

Written by Karuna kumari Kandregula

4 weeks ago

Pakistan’s Indigenous Torwali people are fighting to save the Swat River

Upper Swat communities oppose hydropower projects amid ongoing concerns over river impact

Written by Zubair Torwali

8 May 2026

Why we’re choosing to focus on climate solutions

An editorial about why Global Voices is choosing positive climate action as its May 2026 Spotlight

Written by Sydney Allen

7 May 2026

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Development · May, 2026

Stories about Development from May, 2026

In Barra do Turvo, Brazil, women promote biodiversity and harvest healthy food at fair prices

Countless endangered species are making a comeback due to global conservation efforts

Disease, drought, and conflict: How Yemenis are adapting to a compounding crisis

How nature-based solutions can help vulnerable and marginalized communities overcome climate injustice

Can the Great Nicobar Islands survive India’s development aspirations?

Pakistan’s Indigenous Torwali people are fighting to save the Swat River

Why we’re choosing to focus on climate solutions

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