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Jair Bolsonaro may be in power, but the Sateré indigenous people are not taking his hostility sitting down. Sue Branford reports from the Brazilian Amazon.
In Cameroon, civil war is brewing along linguistic lines. Its origins lie in the botched decolonization of the country’s anglophone territory, but President Paul Biya’s repressive regime has poured fuel on the fire. Lorraine Mallinder reports.
Indigenous feminists in Guatemala encourage women to speak out against male violence, and to heal and defend themselves as they defend their ancestral territory. Frauke Decoodt listens to their stories of resistance.
This year, South Africa marks 25 years since its first democratic elections, which ended white minority rule, made Nelson Mandela president and gave all South Africans equal political rights. Ilvy Njiokiktjien photographs the young South Africans who have known only life in the post-apartheid ‘rainbow nation’.
Can we move away from fossil fuels without destroying the communities that rely on them? Sam Adler Bell looks to the devastated US coalfields of Appalachia.
The super-rich are preparing for doomsday. Only problem is, the rest of us aren’t invited. Tom Whyman explains.
Lifestyle changes are no substitute for collective action. But personal carbon-cutting still matters – it’s a powerful way to signal the climate emergency to those around us, move the needle on policy and set bigger cultural changes in motion. Mike Berners-Lee lays out an nine-step carbon detox.
In order to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, over 80 per cent of known fossil-fuel reserves simply cannot be burned. As political systems fail, Danny Chivers writes about the social movements are targeting mines, rigs, infrastructure and investment to keep carbon in the ground. Illustrations: Jason Ngai.
Pacific Climate Warrior Brianna Fruean and Anna Taylor of UK school strikes movement talk what inspires them and how to avoid activist burnout. Conversation moderated by Hazel Healy.
Current emissions; Halving by 2030; Policies to zero by 2050.
There’s still time to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Can we pull it off? Hazel Healy makes the case for conditional optimism.
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Bullet ants and stolen land | Jair Bolsonaro may be in power, but the Sateré indigenous people are not taking his hostility sitting down. Sue Branford reports from the Brazilian Amazon. |
Sue Branford | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
‘Licence to kill’ | In Cameroon, civil war is brewing along linguistic lines. Its origins lie in the botched decolonization of the country’s anglophone territory, but President Paul Biya’s repressive regime has poured fuel on the fire. Lorraine Mallinder reports. |
Lorraine Mallinder | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
From a place of healing | Indigenous feminists in Guatemala encourage women to speak out against male violence, and to heal and defend themselves as they defend their ancestral territory. Frauke Decoodt listens to their stories of resistance. |
Frauke Decoodt | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
South Africa’s born-frees | This year, South Africa marks 25 years since its first democratic elections, which ended white minority rule, made Nelson Mandela president and gave all South Africans equal political rights. Ilvy Njiokiktjien photographs the young South Africans who have known only life in the post-apartheid ‘rainbow nation’. |
Ilvy Njiokiktjien | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
Life after coal | Can we move away from fossil fuels without destroying the communities that rely on them? Sam Adler Bell looks to the devastated US coalfields of Appalachia. |
Sam Adler Bell | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
First-class lifeboats | The super-rich are preparing for doomsday. Only problem is, the rest of us aren’t invited. Tom Whyman explains. |
Tom Whyman | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
Footsteps disappear | Lifestyle changes are no substitute for collective action. But personal carbon-cutting still matters – it’s a powerful way to signal the climate emergency to those around us, move the needle on policy and set bigger cultural changes in motion. Mike Berners-Lee lays out an nine-step carbon detox. |
Mike Berners-Lee | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
World in motion | In order to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, over 80 per cent of known fossil-fuel reserves simply cannot be burned. As political systems fail, Danny Chivers writes about the social movements are targeting mines, rigs, infrastructure and investment to keep carbon in the ground. Illustrations: Jason Ngai. |
Danny Chivers | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
‘Real education happens outside the classroom’ | Pacific Climate Warrior Brianna Fruean and Anna Taylor of UK school strikes movement talk what inspires them and how to avoid activist burnout. Conversation moderated by Hazel Healy. |
Hazel Healy | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
How do we get to zero-carbon emissions? | Current emissions; Halving by 2030; Policies to zero by 2050. |
May, 2019 | 519 | Buy | |
Action & info | Climate science; Transition policy; Action; Listen. |
May, 2019 | 519 | Buy | |
Habitable Earth | There’s still time to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Can we pull it off? Hazel Healy makes the case for conditional optimism. |
Hazel Healy | May, 2019 | 519 | Buy |
Spotlight: Euzhan Palcy | The first Black woman director of a Hollywood movie. |
March, 2019 | 518 | Buy | |
Mixed media: Music | Songs of Our Native Daughters; Doko Mien. |
New Internationalist Editorial | March, 2019 | 518 | Read |
Mixed media: Film | 3 Faces; H is for Harry. |
New Internationalist Editorial | March, 2019 | 518 | Buy |