Browsing issue: Environment

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Crisis looms in drought-stricken Niger

In Niger, there are too many mouths to feed, and not enough productive land. The country already struggles with extreme poverty but now Niger is being hard hit by climate change.

Niger

Environment, Food & health & development, Water

Witnessed: 144 times

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Ecuador: The New Law of the Jungle

Pulitzer Center's Kelly Hearn is in Ecuador covering what has been dubbed Ecuador's Rainforest Chernobyl and it could turn out to be one of the biggest legal environmental battles ever fought....

Bolivia

Environment, Indigenous peoples, Labor

Witnessed: 307 times

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Price of Rice

The price of rice has doubled in the past year in Asia giving rise to what some have coined "the Asian Food Crisis." A grassroots NGO in Vietnam is responding, by propagating sustainable agricultural ...

Vietnam

Environment, Food & health & development, Sustainable development

Witnessed: 224 times

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Solomon Islanders lose out to logging

The logging industry is the number one export earner for the Solomon Islands. But the country is cutting down trees at four times the sustainable rate....

Solomon Islands

Corporations and human rights, Environment, Poverty

Witnessed: 230 times

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Stand Up, Take Action:End Global Poverty and Unjust Debt (Pt 1)

Jubilee USA is an alliance of 80 religious denominations and faith communities, development agencies, and human rights groups working to create the political will for definitive debt cancellation and ...

Global

Environment, Food & health & development, Poverty

Witnessed: 235 times

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VAW 08: Ali Ahmed on Displacement in Pakistan

Ali Ahmed of Participatory Development Initiatives discusses the displacement caused by the mega project Left Bank Outfall Drain Project in Sindh, Pakistan, and his reflections on video advocacy as a ...

Pakistan

Environment, Internally displaced persons

Witnessed: 268 times

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Baltic Countries: Open your eyes to renewables!

As plans for more nukes in the Baltic countries march forward in spite public opinion, Bankwatch coordinators urge you to get involved against the construction of the new Ignalina II nuclear power pla...

Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg

Environment, Sustainable development

Witnessed: 302 times

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Stop Russian Aggression to Georgia

Environmental and social impacts of aggression in Georgia

Georgia

Environment, Internally displaced persons, War crimes

Witnessed: 363 times

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Happy birthday Mr. President - the European Investment Bank at 50

Environment and social campaign groups from across Europe marked the 50th anniversary celebrations of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 3 June 2008 by pointing out to the European Union's house ba...

Africa, Americas & the Caribbean, Asia

Corporations and human rights, Environment, Poverty

Witnessed: 383 times

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Albania: Energy matters

This film highlights current energy developments in the Albanian port city of Vlora and explores the role of international financial institutions in the sector's development....

Albania

Environment, Poverty, Shelter

Witnessed: 373 times

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