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Living with nature

Bolivia’s extraordinary biodiversity is under threat

Bolivia has many protected areas, but human activities are impacting the country’s biodiversity

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Experiencing feminism in Uganda

In “The First Woman”, Ugandan author Jennifer Makumbi portrays the many facets of feminism in Uganda

Ecosystems

Hope for Brazil’s forests

The Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, has promised to end deforestation in the Amazon

Traditional agriculture

Traditional agricultural ecosystems harbour remarkable biodiversity

Examples from China illustrate the exceptional value of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

Global biodiversity

The basis of our existence

Biodiversity is the cornerstone of ecosystems. The progressive loss of it threatens people’s livelihoods and food security.

Film

“The Woman King”: Emancipation and bloodshed

In this entertaining action drama, African women warriors fight for self-determination. The film is not necessarily historically accurate, but inspiring nonetheless

Ovaherero and Nama genocide

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Germany and Namibia’s joint declaration regarding the genocide in the former colony South-West Africa falls short in many ways

Indigenous people

The Yanomami are dying, and their blood is on Bolsonaro's hands

Brazil’s biggest ethnic group, the Yanomami, are being wiped out by hunger and disease. The Bolsonaro government is to blame.

Indigenous peoples

Fighting “green colonialism”

Environmental activist Joan Carling explains what climate justice means for indigenous peoples

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