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The Planet is Burning and Communities Worldwide Are Calling for Justice
The upcoming COP in Belém do Pará highlights the Amazon’s central role in climate stability, yet decision-making remains dominated by political and financial interests. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, communities resist extractive, agribusiness, and energy projects that…
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Joint statement: Urgent Call on the IFC and the EBRD for Remedy and Accountability at Indorama Agro, Uzbekistan
On April 3, 89 civil society organizations signed a joint statement calling on the IFC and the EBRD to ensure remedy and accountability, for the severe and systemic violations at Indorama Agro cotton project, Uzbekistan. You can find the statement in English below and in Uzbek…
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Georgia: how a community living near a port is struggling for their right to breath clean air
In Georgia, for the community living near the Poti port life has become unbearable, because of the noise and air pollution. Despite these concerns, the US International Development Finance Corporation funded the expansion of a new terminal. The post Georgia: how a community…
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The power of collective learning
What do an Indigenous community living along the Atlantic coast in Panama and one in the high, lush mountains in Nepal have in common? They have distinct cultures, they are surrounded by a radically different landscape, they don’t speak the same language. Yet, they share more…
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Medea’s Blog: Why I Joined the Coalition
Throughout my professional career, I have advocated for the rights of conflict-affected communities, minorities, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and environmental migrants in my home country of Georgia. I believed that by doing so, I was contributing to the protection of…
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Learning Circles: a tool to support community work on human rights and the environment
In recent years, work on development issues has been moving towards more participatory and collaborative approaches. The traditional top-down approach has rightly been criticised for disempowering communities and not including them in decision-making processes that affect them.…
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For Locals, India’s Coal Rush Means a Black Future
By Vidya Dinker – originally published in The Diplomat on 19 May 2023 On April 3, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his “happiness” over the highest ever coal production in his country’s history. Indian coal reserves are so vast that they exceed internal demand and…
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The Indigenous communities struggling to save the Apayao river in the Philippines
Check out this powerful blog by Jillie Karl Basan on the struggle to save the Apayao river and defend the rights of the local Indigenous communities. The post The Indigenous communities struggling to save the Apayao river in the Philippines first appeared on The Coalition for…
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A Local Organization Participates in COP27
Climate change and the socio-environmental crisis pose an existential threat to humanity. The roles of individuals, communities, and advocacy organizations are vital to searching for and developing solutions. All modern environmental declarations, from Rio de Janeiro in 1992 to…
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Uzbekistan: the anatomy of fear
Uzbekistan has become a major recipient of development bank funding in Central Asia. But as a recent visit confirms, the space for civil society is extremely restricted and, if people don't complain, it is simply because they're too afraid. The post Uzbekistan: the anatomy of…