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One-horned rhino at Chitwan National Park in Nepal. Photo By Biswash Chepang, used with permission. The enactment of Nepal's policy on “Construction of Physical Infrastructure Inside Protected Areas” has ignited a lot of controversy, with stakeholders, especially Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, expressing strong opposition. This amendment, initiated by Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) and published in the national gazette of Nepal on January 4, has drawn sharp criticism for its potential to displace Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands. The...
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Image by Noopura Liyanage via Groundviews, used with permission. This article by Noopura Liyanage was originally published on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen media website from Sri Lanka. An edited version is published here as part of a content-sharing agreement. Our journey began with a seven-hour drive from Colombo. As we travelled, the scenery transformed from verdant mountains to emerald plains bordering the Uva province, located in southeast Sri Lanka. We reached the solitary stretch between Padiyathalawa town and Bibile town, dotted with unfinished houses standing far apart. Here, ...
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Image of Guyana's Kaiteur Falls and surrounding rainforest via Canva Pro. By Vishani Ragobeer This story was first published on the Cari-Bois Environmental News Network. An edited version appears below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Despite the large oil find that has been a boon to Guyana's economy, the nation is still striving for economic diversification. One strategy involves expanding its ecotourism sector by capitalising on its expansive forest cover. Guyana is situated along the northern coast of South America. Its rainforests — with over 18 million hectares of trees — are home...
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Photo by Sasha Pleshco on Unsplash. Used under an Unsplash license. Independent Moldovan online media outlet NewsMaker published an article based on the National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova's data about women living in Moldova today. Global Voices translated and edited the article for clarity with permission from the NewsMaker. There are more women than men in Moldova, and they live longerIn Moldova, there are more women than men. According to the data presented, there are 90 men for every 100 women. However, this ratio varies depending on age. For example, up to the age of 14, there are 1...
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Amazigh women carry the heaters distributed by the Moroccan Biodiversity and Livelihoods Association (MBLA) to their campsite, where their heat will render the cold mountain nights more tolerable. Photo by Rowan Glass, 2023, used with permission. All images in this photo essay are courtesy of Rowan Glass, 2023, and are used with permission. In the Marrakesh-Safi region of south-central Morocco, where a catastrophic earthquake struck on September 8, last year, thousands of people in the heavily affected High Atlas Mountains remain homeless and vulnerable as they rebuild their lives amid the rui...
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Limestone extraction site at Ginggung, Makawanpur District. Image by Gobindaram Chepang. Used with permission. As the world seeks to reduce carbon usage, there is a global surge in demand for energy transition minerals, and Nepal is witnessing similar trends. In Nepal, in areas such as Chitwan, Dhading, and Makawanpur districts — where Indigenous communities, including Tamang, Chepang, and other mixed ethnic groups, reside — minerals like limestones and sands are common. The ongoing extraction activities of crusher and mining industries pose a significant problem in Indigenous Chepang settleme...
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The Linear (L0) “Maglev” motorcar on the test track in Yamanashi Prefecture. CC License, Wikipedia, Saruno Hirobano For decades, Japanese business and government leaders, as well as much of the media, have hyped the country’s planned bullet train, the Linear Chūō Shinkansen (Linear). The magnetically levitated (“maglev”) bullet train can reach speeds of 500 kilometers per hour and is scheduled to link Tokyo to Nagoya in 40 minutes by 2027 and to Osaka in just 67 minutes by 2045. That would hypothetically beat the current bullet train, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, already running between those citie...
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Photos of Montego Bay by Emma Lewis, taken from Doctor's Cave Beach looking towards the lagoon, used with permission. Several recent announcements about large developments along Jamaica’s idyllic north coast, a popular tourist destination, have local environmentalists concerned. On January 26, CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie's Letter to the Editor was published in the Jamaica Gleaner, in which she called for greater transparency and public engagement in such developments. Noting that although ground has already been broken on The Pinnacle, a series of 28-sto...
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