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Environment · May, 2024

Stories about Environment from May, 2024

Bitcoin mining's toll on El Salvador leaves communities without water

Eight thousand people lost access to running water for over a month

Written by Abigail Paz

31 May 2024

At UN SIDS4, Caribbean and Pacific nations reinforce call to negotiate a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Antigua and Barbuda urged more support from Caribbean nations

Written by Dizzanne Billy

29 May 2024

The saga of a stranded horse becomes a symbol of hope amid climate catastrophe in Brazil

Flooding in the south caused 149 deaths and have affected over 2.1 million people

Written by Global Voices Brazil

25 May 2024

Why small islands need their own Marshall Plan

The May 27 meeting in Antigua & Barbuda is designed to '[chart] the course toward resilient prosperity'

Written by Guest Contributor

24 May 2024

Fossil fuels dependency exacerbates Pakistan’s power crisis

Outdated infrastructure, poor energy management, and financial constraints are driving the crisis

Written by Ramna Saeed

23 May 2024

Much of Guyana’s Almond Beach has been washed away, but a few residents stay behind to protect the turtles also losing their home

Coastal erosion places nesting endangered sea turtles at risk

Written by Guest Contributor

21 May 2024

Taiwan International Documentary Festival honors Myanmar filmmakers

This year’s theme is ‘Re-encountering reality’

Written by Filip Noubel

21 May 2024

Tea is a daily delight for Bangladeshis, yet plantation workers face immense hardships

Tea garden workers sustain by preparing meal with raw tea-leaves

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

17 May 2024

Symbolic, but distant in the future: A dam on Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn river

The construction is financed by Kyrgyzstan and its downsteam neighbors

Written by Vlast.kz

15 May 2024

Money from trees: What of Guyana's Indigenous people and their rights — and do they benefit from the carbon trade?

Indigenous groups claim their land rights were violated, despite a new carbon valuation mechanism

Written by Guest Contributor

14 May 2024

Floods and flooding ‘will be part of our lives,’ says Brazilian architect and urbanist

The climate crisis has increased the number of extreme disasters

Written by Giovana Fleck

10 May 2024

Locals in Aruba protest unsustainable growth of hotel and tourism industry

Unsustainable and unregulated growth [has been] exacerbated by colonial impacts

Written by Dizzanne Billy

9 May 2024

Heatwave highlights climate vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia

Over 1,500 people died of heatstroke in Myanmar last month

Written by Sydney Allen

9 May 2024

Rains, destruction and deaths in the south of Brazil demand a new term to define a climate catastrophe

Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced in Rio Grande do Sul floods

Written by Fernanda Canofre

9 May 2024

Pacific groups highlight role of media in addressing climate crisis

Journalists raised awareness about media suppression in the Pacific

Written by Mong Palatino

8 May 2024

Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Guyana shine at Caribbean Climate Justice Journalism Awards

'Climate justice stories are crying out to be told in the Caribbean'

Written by Dizzanne Billy

7 May 2024

South Asia sizzles: Record heatwave and extreme weather blamed on climate crisis

Wildfires erupt amid extreme heat and dry conditions

Written by Rezwan

6 May 2024

On World Press Freedom Day, the planet and Palestine are on the Caribbean's radar

'[It's] a call for those who tell the stories of upheaval and loss, to be listened to'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

3 May 2024

Uzbekistan’s new vehicle import regulations risk strengthening its most notorious monopoly

The state-owned local automaker will gain most from new rules

Written by Mukhammadsodik Donaev

3 May 2024

Exploring New Zealand’s unique wildlife and learning about conservation efforts

Much effort is going into caring for vulnerable species

Written by Kevin Rennie

3 May 2024

Azerbaijan, COP29 host, shows disregard for climate action and human rights

Neither of the two seem to be on his agenda

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

1 May 2024

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