Environment
As the world urbanizes and industrializes, and as effects of climate change intensify, environmental crises will increasingly devastate the lives, health, and livelihoods of people around the globe. A lack of legal regulation and enforcement of industrial and artisanal mining, large-scale dams, deforestation, domestic water and sanitation systems, and heavily polluting industries can lead to host of human rights violations. Activists and ordinary citizens defending their rights to land and the environment may face intimidation, legal harassment and deadly violence. The primary victims of environmental harm are often impoverished and marginalized communities with limited opportunity to meaningfully participate in decision-making and public debate on environmental issues, and have little access to independent courts to achieve accountability and redress.
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This spring, First Nations in northern Ontario are facing another challenging hunting season. Charles Hookimaw, lands and resources director at Attawapiskat First Nation, told us that warmer, wetter weather culminating in an early spring melt made it harder to safely cross the river to hunt geese during their spring migration. That means bringing home fewer geese for himself, family, and community members unable to hunt.
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Greece: Migrant Camp Lead Contamination
Inadequate Government Response; Lack of Transparency Put Health at Risk
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US: Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice
Cities, Federal Agencies, Should Broaden Responses to Climate Change
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Climate Crisis A Rising Threat to Maternal Health in the US
Evidence of Impact Mounts, Action is Needed
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Germany’s Top Court Finds Country’s Climate Law Violates Rights
Government Ordered to Protect Future Generations
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Bolsonaro’s Empty Promises to Protect the Amazon
Brazil Should Deliver Results in Reducing Deforestation and Impunity for Environmental Crime and Violence
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Child-led Court Case Will Scrutinize Europe's Climate Response
This Earth Day, Eyes on 33 Governments Accused of Violating Child Rights
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US: Include Maternal Health in Climate Change Action
Pregnant People, Infants, Children Particularly Vulnerable
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Brazil: Remove Miners from Indigenous Amazon Territory
Bolsonaro Policies Fuel Deforestation in Indigenous Lands
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Greece: Lead Contamination Threat to Migrants Unresolved
People Still Accommodated in Camp’s Contaminated Area
