Environment · August, 2021

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Environment · August, 2021

Stories about Environment from August, 2021

Quilombola communities lament environmental damage of industry around Aratu Port, in Brazil’s Bahia State

Fishers and shellfish gatherers are concerned about environmental damage

Written by Agência Mural

Translated by Liam Anderson

31 August 2021

Earth Defenders Toolkit launched to help communities navigate digital tools for defending environmental rights

The toolkit connects activists and equips them with resources

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

26 August 2021

Cambodia’s China-funded mega dam linked to rights abuses and loss of fisheries

Authorities dispute the research methodology and the report's "political bias"

Written by Mong Palatino

25 August 2021

Masks save lives, but they’re also becoming a gargantuan waste problem

Plastic medical waste has increased dramatically during the pandemic

Written by The Record (Nepal)

25 August 2021

Hydrogen: Savior or boondoggle for Russia?

Aliaksei Patonia explores the promise of hydrogen for Russia's future

Written by Transitions Online

25 August 2021

Australia's iconic Kosciuszko National Park faces threats on two fronts

Economic development and wild horses pose major challenges

Written by Kevin Rennie

24 August 2021

Kanal Istanbul, Turkey's Middle Corridor, and the Belt and Road Initiative

Turkey views the Middle Corridor as complementary to China’s BRI

Written by Emre Demir

23 August 2021

Déjà vu as bauxite company pollutes an iconic Jamaican river, yet again

'This is a long-standing problem'

Written by Emma Lewis

17 August 2021

Dissecting the ‘win-win’ of Chinese investment in Greece

Business and labor representatives are not as enthusiastic as government officials

Written by Andreas Bloom

16 August 2021

Code Red: climate crisis is inflaming extreme weather disasters

Human-induced global warming is affecting weather and climate worldwide

Written by Kevin Rennie

16 August 2021

In Turkey, a social media battle amid ongoing blazes

Shortly after the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation

Written by Doga Celik, Arzu Geybullayeva

12 August 2021

Climate change in the Pacific: “The time is now” to avoid catastrophe

Pacific island nations call on Australia to walk the talk

Written by Kevin Rennie

12 August 2021

Are Turkish environmental groups alone in criticizing the Beijing-Ankara economic integration?

Construction on the Hunutlu plant started in September 2019

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Sultan Gülsün

11 August 2021

Tigers move up the Himalaya

More evidence of tigers moving out of their traditional habitat

Written by Nepali Times

6 August 2021

Is anti-Chinese sentiment in Kyrgyzstan strong enough to freeze a key Belt and Road Initiative project?

Construction of a logistics center at the Kyrgyz-Chinese border is stalling

Written by Aizat Shailoobek kyzy

5 August 2021

Wildfires rampaging through North Macedonia are destroying remaining forests

Political propaganda uses wildfires issues to deepen polarization in society

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

5 August 2021

Social media outcry halts ‘revitalisation’ plans for Trinidad park, but approach to public consultation remains a challenge

'The problem is the process'

Written by Flora Thomas

4 August 2021

Floods take parts of Trinidad by storm

Netizens pointed at everything from littering to illegal developments

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

4 August 2021

In Turkey, continuing forest fires are destroying livelihoods

The first fire was reported on July 28

Written by Doga Celik, Arzu Geybullayeva

2 August 2021

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