Murrawah Johnson — a 2024 recipient of one of the world's most coveted environmental awards, the Goldman Prize — was born into a "legacy of resistance fighters". Ms Johnson gave birth to her first child 13 days before the Land Court trial against Mr Palmer's coal mine was set to begin. "Our strength is storytelling, and this an opportunity for …
When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her Indigenous village nestled in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was a haven of seclusion. Two major federal highways paved the way for tens of thousands of settlers, illegal gold miners and loggers into the region's vast Indigenous territories, which cover a forested area roughly the size of Belgium. The influx posed …
Britain's Prince William has named Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, as a new trustee for his multi-million pound environmental award, the Earthshot Prize. Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is seen. Prince William said he was grateful that Ardern, who unexpectedly stepped down as New Zealand's leader earlier this year, was joining the …
CNN Business — When the Ghanaian government agreed to coordinate with Shenzen Energy Group, a Chinese energy company, to build a 7,000-megawatt coal power plant in the country’s Ekumfi district, Chibeze Ezekiel was concerned. “Policy on renewable projects is weak or non-existent in Africa,” said Han Chen, the manager of international energy policy at the New York-based Natural Resources Defense …
