Articles for Environmental Rights

Here's how a chef and mixologist husband-and-wife team are aiming towards a "sustainable future"
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Here's how a chef and mixologist husband-and-wife team are aiming towards a "sustainable future"

Salon  

Southern food can be mean something immensely different from person to person. With far-reaching intentions as well as unique ingredient usage, dishes intended for communal and convivial enjoyment and great recipes for cooks who aren't especially well versed in the realm of fish, Monsour and Wiggins are excellent advocates not just for food and cooking at large, but also environmental …

Food Cooking Sustainability Sustainable Food Waste Culinary Fish
Egypt accused of thwarting environmental groups ahead of COP2
2 years, 3 months ago

Egypt accused of thwarting environmental groups ahead of COP2

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says the government has imposed obstacles ahead of the key climate conference to take place in November. Egypt’s government was accused of severely restricting the work of environmental groups, leaving activists fearful of publicly scrutinising authorities ahead of the country hosting a crucial global climate summit. Egyptian authorities have imposed “arbitrary funding, research, and registration obstacles that …

Climate Environmental Rights Egypt Group Egyptian Groups
Report: East Africa pipeline 'breaches banking principles'
2 years, 6 months ago

Report: East Africa pipeline 'breaches banking principles'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A controversial oil project that …

Human Rights Environmental Rights National Project Report Human
Chile activists eye chance for unmatched environmental protection
3 years, 7 months ago

Chile activists eye chance for unmatched environmental protection

Al Jazeera  

Santiago, Chile – Chile’s newly elected constitutional assembly will be meeting this month for the first time to kick off a nine-month process of drafting a new doctrine to guide the country, throwing aside the previous dictatorship-era constitution. “A new constitution will change everything.” ‘A fight for life’ Bastian Labbé is one of the independents who is working to secure …

Constitution Protection Water Environmental Protection Fight Chile Mapuche
Honduras: Indigenous environmental activist Felix Vasquez killed
4 years ago

Honduras: Indigenous environmental activist Felix Vasquez killed

Al Jazeera  

Felix Vasquez, a defender of environmental and human rights, died on Saturday after the attack in central Honduras. Felix Vasquez, a defender of environmental and human rights, died on Saturday night after the attack in the village El Ocotal, in central Honduras. Former President Manuel Zelaya, who was deposed following a 2009 military coup, tweeted “We condemn the assassination of …

Environmental Vasquez Libre Felix Vasquez Central Honduras
The US is undermining a Supreme Court ruling on Native rights
4 years, 2 months ago

The US is undermining a Supreme Court ruling on Native rights

Al Jazeera  

Native American tribes in the United States rejoiced when the US Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in McGirt vs Oklahoma in July. Thanks to the Trump administration, Oklahoma now has permission to dump hazardous waste, including formaldehyde, mercury, lead, asbestos, toxic air pollutants and toxic pesticides, oversee underground injection control for fracking, and shelter corporate livestock farms that release …

Supreme Court Environmental Court Trump Land Tribal Native American
Contamination concerns after Santos given extended gas exploration rights over Queensland's Channel Country
4 years, 10 months ago

Contamination concerns after Santos given extended gas exploration rights over Queensland's Channel Country

ABC  

Documents obtained under right to information laws show the Queensland Government gave energy company Santos extended rights to explore environmentally significant parts of the Channel Country for potential commercial gas extraction. Key points: The Queensland Government previously vowed to protect the Channel Country's floodplains The Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy gave Santos a licence to prospect for gas …

Environmental Country State Channel Queensland Abc Santos
LAWASIA Conference: Legal Luminaries From Asian Countries Discuss Human Rights In Context Of Business And Climate Change
5 years, 10 months ago

LAWASIA Conference: Legal Luminaries From Asian Countries Discuss Human Rights In Context Of Business And Climate Change

Live Law  

The 1st LAWASIA Human Rights Conference saw discussions on human rights in context of business as well as climate change and water conflicts, during its seventh and eighth sessions on February 10. Session eight: Climate change, water conflicts and human rights Supreme Court judge, Justice Deepak Gupta, who chaired the session, began with an overview of the catastrophic impacts of …

Business India Human Rights Climate Change Climate Human Environmental Rights