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El Salvador’s environmentalists lament reversal on mining ban, as companies circle
El Salvador · El Salvador

El Salvador’s environmentalists lament reversal on mining ban, as companies circle

In December 2024, El Salvador’s congress reversed an historic ruling on metal mining to reauthorise the activity in the country, seven years after it became the first nation in the world to explicitly ban it. Gold mining has a particularly long and troubled history in the Central American country, dating back to the colonial era, and has had profound environmental consequences, such as river pollution caused by acid drainage from mines. The new …Read Article
Q&A: ‘There’s going to be a bit of abrasion as we go forward’
Climate Change · South Africa

Q&A: ‘There’s going to be a bit of abrasion as we go forward’

South Africa is renowned for the richness of its plant and animal life. Tourists come in their millions to spot penguins off the Western Cape, and witness big game in Limpopo’s Kruger Park or the coastal forests of KwaZulu-Natal. The country has seven distinct biomes and its waters are home to about 15% of the world’s marine species. But South Africa is also experiencing an array of challenges such as sky-high unemployment, inequality and energy…Read Article
What next for the High Seas Treaty as entry into force nears?
United Nations · New York

What next for the High Seas Treaty as entry into force nears?

Here’s what you need to know about the first international agreement focused on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters.See the Story

‘We have no one to help us’: A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice

In The Gambia’s north-western Lower Niumi district, rice farmer Aja Fatou Sanneh looks out over land that once sustained her family. Now it is cracked and chalk-white with salt. The sea has eroded the coast, enabling saltwater to creep into rivers that were previously freshwater zones. This salt is impacting the soil of the district, which sits on the estuary of the River Gambia and the wider North Bank region. It now lies barren, unfit for grow…Lower Niumi · Lower NiumiRead Article

Q&A: Making a case for Vanuatu’s survival in the highest court

Arnold Kiel Loughman grew up on Tanna, the southern island of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Now, Loughman is the attorney general of his country, where he witnesses the devastation of frequent extreme weather events: land lost to the sea, dying corals and farmlands washed away by heavy rains.  While many larger nations ploddingly weigh emission cuts against development, small island states like Loughman’s have no choice but to deal with a crisis…Vanuatu · VanuatuRead Article

Can Argentina adapt its buildings for climate change?

“Go back to basics,” explains architect Gustavo San Juan, as he offers a tour of a building he has designed to adapt to a changing climate, and to run entirely on renewable energies. The structure, built using environmentally friendly techniques and materials including recycled plastic bricks, will soon become the Renewable Energy Centre of Buenos Aires province. Located in the town of Gonnet, at the edge of the city of La Plata, the centre will…Climate Change · ArgentinaRead Article

The homegrown start-ups hoping to solve Africa’s e-waste crisis

There is no night or day in Ghana’s infamous e-waste graveyard Agbogbloshie. Hundreds of unofficial e-waste pickers scour its sprawling terrain to extract components that contain copper, cobalt, lithium and other precious metals. If it has a circuit board or battery, it is fair game. These components fetch a decent price on the black market, where demand is high. Africa has an e-waste problem. Collection and recycling are mostly controlled by in…Ogun State · Ogun StateRead Article

As prices surge, what next for China’s green power certificates?

Energy-intensive businesses now need to green some of their electricity use. Certificates to prove it have shot up in price.Guangdong · GuangdongSee the Story

What does China’s love of salmon mean for the environment?

Yaoyao (not her real name) is a white-collar worker with a Shanghai internet company. She’s also a big salmon fan, eating salmon sushi about three times a month. “I like salmon more than local seafood. It’s rich in beneficial fats yet doesn’t taste fatty,” she told Dialogue Earth. When buying salmon, Yaoyao pays most attention to flavour, freshness and food safety. The origin of the fish and its carbon footprint aren’t concerns for her. She’s no…Environment · ShanghaiRead Article

Colombian farmers face hunger as floods, mercury pollution, and conflict destroy food supplies

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A year of flooding, poisoned waterways, and rising violence has deepened poverty and food insecurity for rural Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in the Salaquí River basin.Natalia Torres Garzón reports for The Guardian.In short:Nearly 40,000 rural residents in Colombia’s Riosucio municipality are facing worsening food insecurity due to repeated floods, river sedimentation, and mercury contamination that have wiped out crops and decimated…Floods · ChocóSee the Story

Argentina’s first solar panel factory nears opening

Lucas Estrada is confident Argentina’s first solar panel factory will start producing parts this year. He is president of Empresa Provincial Societaria del Estado (EPSE), the state-owned company that will run the factory. EPSE is also in charge of promoting and managing the production and distribution of energy in San Juan, a province close to the Andes in western-central Argentina. In San Juan, the economy is centred around mining, especially o…Solar Power · ArgentinaRead Article

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