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Written by: Kimberly White Millions of Ecuadorians have voted in a landmark referendum to halt oil exploration and development in the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Held during the first round of the nation’s presidential elections,...

Written by: Rabul Sawal In June, Dormaida Sihotang and dozens of other women from Dairi district in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province arrived in Jakarta to plead with authorities to stop a zinc mine, two decades in the making, that could one day wipe them out. “We...

Written by: Douglas Broom One-third of the Earth’s surface is in the care of Indigenous peoples and local communities – and it’s in better environmental shape than most of the rest of the world. Maybe we could learn something from Indigenous people about how to...

Written by: Daisy Simmons Climate policy is an important tool in tackling climate change. And you don’t need to be an elected official to get involved — you can make an impact just by talking to one. By lobbying your federal, state, or local representatives,...

Written by: YCC Team Fort Liberty — the North Carolina Army installation formerly known as Fort Bragg — is going solar in an unconventional way. The Army has put 2,700 solar panels on a lake at nearby Camp Mackall. The panels float on the surface and...

Written by: Kimberly White The Amazonian Siekopai Nation are fighting to reclaim their ancestral lands in an ongoing legal battle with the Ecuadorian government.  Throughout the years, the Ecuadorian government has failed to recognize the Siekopai's rights to their ancestral home and deliver a land title,...

Written by: Phil Baty “Yes, we educate. Yes, we do research. But if we are not making an impact and making a difference then we are not fulfilling the goal of our existence.” So says Claire Pollock, provost of Western Sydney University, named as the...

The Planetary Press is proud to publish this interview in partnership with World Hunger Day and The Hunger Project UK and encourages our readers to support World Hunger Day and their efforts to end world hunger. Donate to help end world hunger today! Written by: Irene...

The Earth Prize has announced the winner of its $200,000 environmental sustainability competition.  The Earth Prize named Team Delavo victorious in its 2023 edition of the competition. Comprised of four young women, Yagmur, Avjin, Damla, and Irmak from Diyarbakir, Turkey, Team Delavo looked to tackle...

Climate change is a topic on the minds of countless global citizens.  The IPCC’s most recent installment, deemed a “final warning” by some, outlines how humanity’s actions over the last 200 years have caused a temperature rise of 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, causing widespread damage...