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When a river is a person: from Ecuador to New Zealand, nature gets its day in court
In the early 2000s, the idea of giving legal rights to nature was on the fringes of environmental le...
‘Himalayan Viagra’ is threatened by fervent Chinese demand and climate change
At the beginning of the Himalayan summer, when the snows start to melt, all the schools close for th...
From Chinese missile shelters to US warships, the South China Sea conflict is heating up
This article, originally published on June 14 2017 with the headline “Dispute over warship in the So...
The long quest for the right pollen: how to really help bees
Planting bee-friendly plants seems to be the new fad in many cities around the globe. In the UK, ama...
In Suriname, an endless refrain: boom, bust, and Bouterse
Recent street protests in Suriname haven’t made many international headlines. Only newspapers in nei...
Global hijabista style, from the Afghan burqa to the cover of a fashion magazine
July 12 is National Hijab Day in Iran, a celebration that has been met by defiant protests by women...
How ‘temporary urbanism’ can transform struggling industrial towns
What will become of manufacturing towns in a post-industrial world? From the Ruhr region of Germany...
These five countries are conduits for the world’s biggest tax havens
First came the Panama Papers, then the BahamasLeaks, and now it’s the Paradise Papers. Journalists c...