Stories about Environment from March, 2024
Solving the invasive aquatic weeds problem in Nepal
Water hyacinth, an invasive Amazonian species, clogs Nepal's waterways, suffocating native flora and blocking essential nutrients for aquatic life. A Nepali handicraft collective creatively repurposes its fibre for household items.
A wave of wildfires in Latin America: Who is to blame?
Forest fires in Chile are not an isolated phenomenon in Latin America. How much do human factors and state negligence play a role?
A farming community's fight for land and legacy in Sri Lanka
A story of resilience and resistance emerges in the struggle between farmers and the authorities in Uva Province over a land-grab of maize fields for a proposed sugarcane factory.
Guyana’s rainforests play a central role in expanded eco-tourism efforts
"Even with a lucrative timber sector, the country’s annual deforestation rate averages at about 0.06 percent — a whopping 90 per cent lower than other tropical countries."
How a German government bank financed deforestation in Paraguay
An investigation shows how the German Development Bank invested EUR 25 million in the Paraguayan Agricultural Corporation, which between 2013 and 2020 deforested at least 7,000 hectares of forests on three properties in Chaco.
Argentine resistance hinders Milei’s forest and glacier destruction
Ultra free-market president Javier Milei has not so far been able to get cuts to environmental regulations through Congress.
‘Tag the trees': The disappearing Kenyan language being saved with afforestation
The tags, with the English words and their counterparts in Yaakunte, are an initiative of Ann Naibini and Juliana Kageni, sisters working to revive their dying Yaakunte language.
A quest for fairness by fishermen in the western Sri Lankan city of Negombo
"Their protest ... resonating within the halls of the Archdiocese of Colombo, speaks to a deeper narrative of conflict, resource management and the pursuit of fairness within the church community."
Remembering the victims of nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands
"Why was the most beautiful corner of the world, with the most beautiful and peaceful people, chosen for these horrific acts without our informed consent?"
Greenpeace opens office in Sri Lanka amid ongoing climate crisis
Global Voices' partner Groundviews spoke to Executive Director of Greenpeace South Asia, Binu Jacob, about the climate challenges facing the region and the role of Greenpeace in combatting climate injustice.
