The ‘lithium triangle’, consisting of salt flats in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, is home to major reserves of the world’s supply of lithium. The mineral is set to play an important role in the transition to renewable energy, but its extraction negatively impacts indigenous communities and stresses local water [...]

While eating insects is nothing new in Thailand, breeding them is a relatively recent phenomenon that dates back to 1997. Insect farming carries both the benefits of limited environmental impact and employment opportunities for women in rural areas, as well as the looming risk of increased [...]

“As much as we are seeking peace, we must face the reality and use climate-smart techniques to make a meaningful change, especially for a country that has just been at war.”

Plans to build a new ski station in the south of the country have been the subject of debate for years. Civil society fears that the development of tourism will destroy the region’s unique ecosystem. The authorities, on the other hand, are promising jobs and a diversified [...]

Brazil has experienced two unprecedented human and environmental disasters, in 2015 and 2019, caused by burst mining dams. Ever since, all those who live near similar dams live in fear of another disaster.

Plastic pollution not only threatens the job security of fishermen all around the world, it also endangers the food security and food safety of the whole planet.