People & Population

"Tanzania's Maasai Protest Eviction In The Name Of Conservation"

"For a week, the green hills around Tanzania's famous Ngorongoro crater have been chequered with the blood red shuka cloths of tens of thousands of Maasai herdsman protesting their eviction from their land - all in the name of conservation."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 08/27/2024

Apache Group Carrying Petition to Supreme Court to Stop Mine on Sacred Land

"The prayer journey will pass through other tribal communities threatened by resource extraction while trying to stop a mine that claims it could satisfy a quarter of the U.S. demand for copper."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/23/2024

Microplastics Are Infiltrating Brain Tissue, Human Organs, Studies Show

"Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight"

"A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers to call for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution.

Studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.

Source: Guardian, 08/22/2024

"Calif. Legislators Say New Laws Must Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat"

"State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat protection laws, said new legislation is needed to protect employees amid escalating periods of extreme heat."

Source: LA Times, 08/22/2024

The Battle To Protect Congo’s Vast Peatlands

The Congo Basin is home to the biggest network of tropical peatlands in the world, a vast carbon storehouse central to combating the challenge of climate change. A team of reporters made the journey to this little-covered region and returned with an award-winning feature that told the tale not just of the peatlands, but of the people that protect it. The latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Visibility: 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - People & Population