“Ain’t No Valley Low Enough” to Keep Humans from Mining the Seabed’s Critical Minerals: The Realities of Deep-sea Mining and Indigenous Connections to the Seafloor  Country Global agnes Tue, 02/10/2026 – 13:24 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee Nation) While the current state of […]

Every morning before sunrise, 10-year-old Amina Adan walks away from school and toward a shrinking water pan on the outskirts of Rhamu, Mandera County. By the time her classmates would be opening exercise books, Amina was already balancing a yellow jerrycan almost half her size. Her mother, Fatuma Adan, says […]

IN A NUTSHELL 🌱 Understanding the importance of sustainable agriculture: it is essential to food security and long-term soil health, not merely an environmental preference. ⚖️ Policy reform and market incentives must realign private decisions with public goods by subsidizing regenerative practices and penalizing harmful externalities. No emoji Economic resilience […]

Indigenous Peoples Release Open Letter to President Putin to Release Daria Egereva Country Global Russia agnes Mon, 02/09/2026 – 18:56 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image На русском языке. 09 February 2026 President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin The Kremlin, Moscow, Russian Federation Dear Mr. President, We address you on behalf […]

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Budi Anumka: A Living Fabric of Memory, Care, and Future for the Mapuche-Lafkenche Peoples in Chile Country Chile agnes Thu, 02/05/2026 – 09:58 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Sandra Pelaez (CS intern) and Alison Guzman (CS Staff) Lake Budi—located in the coastal area of ​​the […]

Companies using formaldehyde in their manufacturing processes, and those that sell products incorporating formaldehyde-containing components from upstream suppliers, should be aware of a potential shift in the evolving regulatory landscape of formaldehyde, including a potential divergence between the federal- and state-level regulators. Against this backdrop are additional and emerging litigation […]

Voices from the Savannah: Maasai Ecological Knowledge and Climate Resilience in Northern Tanzania Country Tanzania agnes Thu, 02/05/2026 – 09:31 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Mathias Tooko (Maasai, CS Fellow) Climate change is no longer a distant warning for the Maasai people of northern Tanzania—it […]