Exploring Theme: "International Environmental Issues"

Indigenous people celebrate a Supreme Court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Six of the 11 Supreme Court justices voted against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. Photo: Gustavo Moreno/Associated Press. APTN News: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous people celebrated...

By The Canadian Press The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ‘sustains people, wildlife, and fish in the northeastern corner of Alaska,’ says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  APTN News: The Canadian Press – The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were part of a...

‘This is, for us, genocide,’ says community leader Keʻeaumoku Kapu CBC News: Keʻeaumoku Kapu has been handing out water, clothes, and emergency supplies to families in need out of the Walgreens parking lot in Lahaina, Maui. He said it is a way to keep himself occupied while he grieves the losses of his community.  “I’m...

The Globe and Mail: Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg was twice detained during a demonstration in support of Indigenous rights in Oslo on Wednesday, with police removing her and other activists from the finance ministry and later the environment ministry. Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures...