Environment

Crisis looms in drought-stricken Niger

aljazeeraenglish — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:47:41 -0800

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.

Rural populations are being starved off their land and as a result there is a mass exodus into the cities.

Al Jazeera's May Ying Welsh reports. (November 8, 2008)

Ecuador: The New Law of the Jungle

Pulitzer Center — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:01:48 -0700

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. A powerful movement of indigenous peoples accuses Chevron subsidiary Texaco of dumping billions of gallons of waste into the jungle over a period of twenty years. If Chevron loses, this landmark case could raise the cost of doing business for corporations that extract resources from remote regions.

Producers:
Duncan McLean
Sean Weber-Small
Kelly Hearn

Price of Rice

Pulitzer Center — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:50:07 -0700

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 techniques which build on traditional growing and distribution practices.

Stephanie Guyer-Stevens

Solomon Islanders lose out to logging

aljazeeraenglish — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:48:56 -0700

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. And the money brought in has destroyed tribal customs and encouraged government corruption. Hywel Davies reports from the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. (October 16, 2008)

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

Priscila Néri — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:01:21 -0700

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 more responsible lending in the future.

[Originally uploaded to Youtube by user JubileeUSA - http://www.youtube.com/user/JubileeUSA)

Campaign Spotlight on "In My Name": Be the Generation Campaign Video

Chris Michael — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:31:37 -0700

GCAP: Illuminating the Power of Poverty Hearings as a Tool for Advocacy

Chris Michael — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:14:13 -0700

Green Movement of Sri Lanka

Ryan Schlief — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:03:05 -0700

What Green Movement of Sri Lanka does:

-Policy lobbying and advocacy

-Corporate crime watch

-Vigilance on policies of donor agencies on mega-projects

-Conduct Alternative People's Tribunals(APTs) to get address real community problems

-Campaign for sustainable development and environment management

-Provide legal aid to poor and marginalized communities

-Strengthen institutional linkages and strengthen local networks for lobbying

-Build international linkages and assist in international lobbying

-Document and preserve indigenous knowledge systems

Coastal Development Partnership (CDP)

Ryan Schlief — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:01:48 -0700

VAW 08: Ali Ahmed on Displacement in Pakistan

Ryan Schlief — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:59:00 -0700

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 participant in the 2008 Video Advocacy Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for activists working on development induced displacement in Asia.