As it considers whether to back a controversial dam in Tajikistan, the World Bank needs to revisit its criteria for funding projects that displace people from their homes.
Issues / Food & Farm
Gold-digging multinationals are fueling political violence and environmental devastation in El Salvador, but communities are fighting back.
The Hungarian countryside has retaliated for the reversal of its economic fortunes at the ballot box.
Mexico's oil privatization scheme will hurt the environment, scar the landscape, and leave Mexico at the mercy of transnational firms.
Climate change is already wreaking havoc on the Caribbean's vital fishing, tourism, and agriculture industries.
The real "pivot to Asia" should be towards decarbonization, a more equitable distribution of wealth, and a commitment to fight climate change.
An interview with Wang Ping, a poet and activist working to build a sense of kinship between the peoples of the Yangtze and Mississippi River valleys.
The human race and our planet need a new water ethic.
As the economies of Southeast Asia integrate, Thailand's social divide is as stark as ever.
Honduras' new president, Juan Orlando Hernández, takes office amid rising tensions between developers on one side and indigenous and campesino communities on the other.