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The ‘rights of nature’ is an allied approach, but nature needs something with more and broader teeth, that can elicit a moral and political consensus on the need for nature conservation.

12 Jan 2025

Land use of Australian coal mines

Major industry players are working together to create a voluntary global standard that can certify minerals as responsibly produced. But such a framework would consolidate the power and influence of these mining giants and allow them to act with impunity, while providing false assurances to investors, governments, and consumers.

India_Mumbai_street vendor

If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked very different. The focus on Global North research in academia needs to shift.

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Prohibiting mining in key areas can safeguard biodiversity and Indigenous rights in the energy transition.

11 December 2024

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Policy & Finance

Did COP29 fail women?

24 September 2024

19 August 2024

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2 July 2024

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20 June 2024

Rohingya refugees sit on a makeshift boat as they are interrogated by the Border Guard Bangladesh

10 June 2024

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10 May 2024

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29 April 2024

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23 April 2024

5 April 2024

11 March 2024

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13 February 2024

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29 January 2024

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3 January 2024

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2 January 2024

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28 December 2023

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