‘Catastrophic’: Fast-Tracking of Line 5 Tunnel Under Great Lakes Denounced as...
Environmentalists warned Wednesday that the drinking water for over 40 million people is now at greater risk after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes...
Holy Thursday Traditions
Holy Thursday Traditions: A Journey Through Catholic PracticesBy Shayne Heffernan
Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum—the three...
Bitterroot-based climbing legend Skip Horner wraps career with 33rd Kilimanjaro ascent
At around 8 a.m. local time on Oct. 1, Skip Horner stood atop the highest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. It was his 33rd time...
Standing Firm: Civil Society at the Forefront of the Climate Resistance
Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Crime & Justice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Press...
Green Groups Organizing ‘All Out on Earth Day’ Protests Against Trump...
A coalition of green groups on Monday promoted plans for nationwide "All Out on Earth Day" rallies "to confront rising authoritarianism and defend our...
40+ Groups: Trump Admin Push to Dismantle FEMA a ‘Direct Threat’...
Over 40 organizations on Monday collectively rejected the Trump administration's threats to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency and called on Congress to defend...
Volcanic CO2 threatens these villagers. High-tech sensors are keeping them safe.
A gentle breeze sends waves lapping onto the sand as a smattering of sunbathers spreads lazily out on beach towels; a pair of children...
Sudan’s community kitchens shut down amid attacks and aid cuts
In early February, Amira Abdallah left her shelter in the Abu Shouk displacement camp in Darfur, Sudan, carrying an old stainless steel bowl.Her five...
Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels Rallies Behind Limpopo Cyclists Riding for...
Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels Fund has stepped in to support three young athletes, Gauta Mahlakoane (22), Karabo Mokoo (21) and Maxwell Ndou (24),...
UN Landmines Resolution Highlights Human Rights Impact
(Geneva, April 14, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel mines at...
Andean Women Farmers in Peru Face Climate Crisis with Green Practices
Climate Action, Climate Change Justice, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Green Economy, Headlines, Latin America & the...
Sudan: After 2 Years of War, Global Action Needed
(Nairobi) – Leaders gathering in London on April 15, 2025, should urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe, unfettered aid provision as the...
Mozambique: No Arrests in Post-Election Political Killings
(Johannesburg) – Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the October 2024 general elections, Human Rights Watch...
Latest flat plans for former Victorian Church in Swindon revealed
Central: When Developer Abode Time Ltd put plans in at the start of the year to convert Trinity Hall, a former Victorian...
‘No One Voted to Slaughter Hummingbirds’: Trump’s DOI Guts Bird Protections,...
The Trump administration moved on Friday to weaken protections for migratory birds threatened by industrial activities, including oil and gas operations.
Acting Solicitor of the...
Greenpeace Says Latest Keystone Pipeline Spill Shows Why Big Oil Targets...
With cleanup efforts still underway in rural North Dakota on Friday after yet another Keystone crude oil pipeline spill, Greenpeace USA interim executive director...
Netanyahu Refuses Calls to End the Gaza War as Palestinians Struggle...
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General António...
‘This Executive Order is Illegal’: Trump Attacks Half-Century of Environmental Protections...
Numerous environmental protection groups were preparing to file lawsuits Friday after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to repeal what he called "unlawful regulations"...
The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.
Each afternoon, Hosea Makori leaves the cramped two-bedroom apartment he shares with his family in a busy, working-class Nairobi suburb and boards a bus...
On tariffs, Trump moves forward, and back. What does it herald...
Only one tumultuous week elapsed between President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on the White House lawn and a sudden change of course.But...
Insight to Impact: CGIAR Inaugural Flagship Report for Decision Makers Navigating...
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Cooperatives, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Human...
Strengthening One Health Approach in Agriculture Requires Cross-Sectoral Partnerships, Information
Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Health, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Health
Panelists during a side...
La Nina exits after three weak months, leaving Earth in neutral...
La Nina, the natural cooling flip side of the better-known and warmer El Nino climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three weak monthsWASHINGTON...
‘Act Before It Gets Worse’ – Experts Warn as Agrifood Problems...
Africa, Asia-Pacific, Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Human...
Mastering the Art of Audio
Audio has not simply survived the digital revolution; it has thrived. Prasanthan Nagan, Copywriter at VML South Africa, discusses how marketers can make the...
‘With Science, We Can Feed the World of 9.7 Billion by...
Africa, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Gender, Global, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United...
New Data Exposes Global Healthcare Funding Inequalities
New data from the World Health Organization reveals that many governments’ public funding of health care falls short of what is needed to meet...
South Sudan: Incendiary Bombs Kill, Burn Civilians
(Nairobi) – South Sudan’s use of improvised air-dropped incendiary weapons has killed and horrifically burned dozens of people, including children, and destroyed civilian infrastructure...
The Latest: Treasury secretary says Trump will keep 10% import tariff,...
By The Associated Press
President...
Trump Signs ‘Breathlessly Stupid’ Orders to Boost Polluting Coal Industry
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed multiple executive orders that aim to boost the coal industry,
a move that critics denounced as "reckless"...
The Current Plight of Haitians: Interview with a Mason in the...
Crime & Justice, Education, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Labour, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Members of a Haitian...
A tech-savvy farmer is getting young Nigerians excited about agriculture
The trainees’ day starts before sunrise.Across a large stretch of open field in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state, young people in safety helmets, goggles, and...
Growing Legacy: Raising Ambition in Agriculture Scientific Research as CGIAR Unveil...
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United...
Farewell to Mark Loquan, a beacon of energy and culture in...
Mark Loquan as he appeared in a short film by Walt Lovelace called ‘Pan Is,’ commissioned by NGC for the 2023 Trinidad and Tobago...
Can giving cash, no strings attached, help end poverty? In Malawi,...
Last May, with no more fanfare than a buzz of inexpensive cellphones, Nelson Mdzuma and Magret Zoliyela found themselves staring at an amount of...
Celebrate Earth Month… One Bite at a Time!
"Small steps can really add up to nourish yourself and the planet," says Minh Tsai, Hodo's Founder and CEO. "At Hodo, we're committed to...
Mozambique’s Parliament Approves Inclusive Dialogue Law
Last week, Mozambique’s parliament unanimously passed into law the Political Commitment for an Inclusive Dialogue (Compromisso Político para o Diálogo Nacional Inclusivo), which aims...
When a ‘thumbs-up’ beats 5 stars, and where paralegals aid women’s...
How rating people’s job performance could be more fairSimplifying performance ratings can make them more equitable, a study found. Women and employees of color...
Welcoming Science: CGIAR Week-Long Focus on Innovation for Food, Climate-Secure Future
Africa, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and...
Effie South Africa and Ipsos Release 2024 Effie Trends and Insights...
Effie South Africa and Ipos have launched the 2024 Effie Awards South Africa Ipsos Trends Report during a webinar on Thursday, 27 March. The...
Swindon Planning: New use for closed pub that isn’t housing
Greenbridge: A closed pub could become a car showroom and sales centre instead of being knocked down for housing.
Arkell’s brewery...
Burundi: Reforestation remains a major challenge
Tree cutting in one of Burundi’s forests. Photo by Ferdinand Mbonihankuye; used with permission.This article is published in the context of the climate justice...
Climate-Smart Platform for West African Farmers
Innovative Climate-Smart Platform Launches to Transform Agriculture for West African Farmers ...
Niger Junta’s Release of Detainees Falls Short
This week, Niger’s military junta released about 50 people from prison, including several former government officials, military officers, and a journalist who had been...
The water crisis threatening Kenyan livelihoods
On the shores of Lake Victoria. Image by Mimistdm2021, from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed)As the world observed World Water Day on March...
Global Disability Summit Galvanizes Education Support for Crisis-Impacted Children with Disabilities
Active Citizens, Aid, Civil Society, Conferences, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Education, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations,...
Capitalism Eating Itself by Fueling Climate Mayhem, Warns Capitalist
A veteran financial consultant and insurance executive is warning his fellow capitalists that their commitment to profits and market supremacy is endangering the economic...
The Future of Tech Marketing: A Q&A With DUO CEO Judith...
Technical marketing is a form of marketing that mainly focuses on the specifications and technical features of a service or product. The main goal...
Strategy in Advertising Is Like a Nerve: Invisible but Essential
Across the
interconnected disciplines of advertising, strategy functions much like a nerve
in the human body — unseen yet vital. Just as nerves transmit signals that
coordinate...
Who exactly is benefiting from China’s oil pipeline projects in Niger...
Oil export workers at the Seme port in Benin holding Benin, Chinese, and Niger flags. Image from Présidence du Benin. Free to use. CC...
Marquis Who’s Who Honors Ricardo Sisnett for Expertise in Gaming Software
Ricardo Sisnett is a pioneering expert in artificial intelligence and software development...
How bitcoin drives cheap green energy production in Kenya
Beneath grassy plains where zebras and warthogs roam, the tectonic plates of the Rift Valley are slowly breaking apart. In a few million years,...
Egypt’s pyramids are amazing. But so is present-day Besaw Island.
The Giza pyramids filled me with awe. But so did a different monument – a living wonder.Day 7 of my February dream tour of...
‘Fossil Fuels Are Killing Us’: Scientists Publish Sweeping Review of Industry...
"The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardize the breadth...
Forest Guards Risking Their Lives To Keep Malawi’s Forests Standing
Africa, Conservation, Crime & Justice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Conservation
This sugarcane plantation in front of a government...
Sudan: 20th Anniversary of Darfur ICC Referral
Two decades after the United Nations Security Council referred crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), impunity for crimes in Sudan continues...
Clarkson, May and Hammond to star in four new episodes of...
Originally coming together on BBC's Top Gear in 2003, the trio went on to become household names after presenting the show for...
The world’s bananas are at risk. A volcanic island might protect...
Pushing back flaps of yellowing banana leaves, Moisés Pulido trudges through a layer of dusty soil covering his plantation on the coast of La...
‘Clean Creatives SA’ Pledge Leads Sustainable Advertising and PR
Fossil fuels — coal, gas and oil — are the main drivers of climate change, leading to severe consequences for South Africa. The advertising...
Africa’s post-trade and custody gathering
Top executives of the custody, settlement and post-trade industry are gathering for their annual Africa summit on 7-8 April. The Network Forum (TNF) Africa...
Building Resilience in Least Developed Countries – A Pathway to Sustainable...
Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Rabab Fatima...
Indian Colonialism in Sri Lanka
Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on "Implementation of...
Greenpeace Protests EU Gas Imports That Empower ‘Autocrats’ and ‘Political Bullies’
Carrying banners reading, "Their gas, your cash" beside images of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, eight members of Greenpeace Belgium...
Organic Fertilizers Prove Effective on Tea as Farmers Abandon Synthetic Inputs
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Green Economy, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations,...
Sappi ‘Back to School’ Campaign Supports Local Schools
Reaffirming its commitment to education as a catalyst for long-term growth, Sappi has provided vital educational resources to schools in and around its communities...
Domestic workers in Lebanon try to escape an exploitative system
Since 2017, the activist organization This Is Lebanon has aided women caught up in Lebanon’s deeply entrenched kafala, or sponsor, system.Under the system, in...
Morocco: Activist Sentenced for Peaceful Speech
(Beirut) – A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines over a...
Key town centre road reopens after water main bursts
A burst water main on Groundwell Road on the morning of Monday, March 24, caused the road to be closed from the junction...
Zimbabwe: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges
(Johannesburg) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting, Human Rights Watch said today. Blessed...
Is the world’s youngest country about to go to war –...
The world’s youngest country is no stranger to conflict. South Sudan fought a two-decade war for its independence from Sudan, which it achieved in...
The rights of animals and the environment, from Mexico to Nepal
Mexico enshrined animal welfare rights in its constitutionThe country is one of only 10 that include such recognition of nonhuman animals.While all Mexican states...
The Ocean Creeps In: Tanzanian Coastal Communities Fight a Losing Battle
Africa, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change Justice
What started with a ‘salty’...