To mitigate against the worst impacts of climate change, we urgently need to eliminate discriminatory laws and cultural practices that curtail women’s inheritance and property rights. Preventing women from owning land and other assets leaves them more vulnerable to climate shocks, and this has a damaging ripple effect with ramifications […]
Ecology
Global Majority calls for climate justice
This Thursday the 25th, the UK Courts will be ruling on whether the rights of its citizens, including all of us whose family life is tied to the Global South, are “arguable” in UK court.
From the rainforest to the COP26 in Glasgow
Maryury Mosquera has travelled from the rainforest of Choco Colombia to COP26 to raise awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world, Choco, which is also one of the focal points of the Colombian conflict. Choco department, located in […]
COP26: The eyes of the world are on Scotland
After breaking the ties with the European Union, post-Brexit UK is determined to regain the leading role in the international arena, and the environmental leadership is not an exception for the “Global Great Britain” advocated by the Conservative government. Néstor Marín The British authorities made many and various […]
Young people must lead the fight against climate change
Minorities in the South bear the brunt of the current development model. One movement determined to stop the hecatomb is Extinction Rebellion, and youth leadership is crucial. A movement that celebrates diversity and amplifies the voices of Black, Latin American, South Asian and Coloured communities living in London.