Jaguars vs cows: The biodiversity crisis under JBS’s shadow
The jaguar's future looks increasingly uncertain as Big Agribusiness tears down its home in Brazil's tropical forests to make way for cattle ranching
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Sunk costs: A mega-airport in the path of climate disaster
Flights from one of the world’s largest airport projects may be grounded within 30 years due to the risk of sinking land and rising sea levels. 27 January 2025
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How the militarisation of mining threatens Indigenous defenders in the Philippines
With skyrocketing global demand for critical minerals – vital to the green energy transition – Indigenous groups and biodiversity are at risk in the Philippines. 03 December 2024
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Fuelling the future, poisoning the present: Myanmar’s rare earth boom
The global energy transition is helping fuel a growing boom in toxic rare earth mining in Myanmar. 23 May 2024
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The critical minerals scramble: How the race for resources is fuelling conflict and inequality
While Trump zeroes in on embattled Ukraine's critical mineral reserves, conflict and inequality clash with efforts for a just energy transition across the globe
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How can we hold companies responsible for the damage they cause?
Irresponsible companies are causing environmental destruction and human rights abuses around the world – but there is action we can take to stop them
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