The fight for a safe and healthy environment is also a fight for justice and equity. The story of global development has too often involved depriving local communities of their land, culture or safety for the sake of maximizing commercial profit. Landscape News presents here some of this year’s best pieces highlighting how individuals, from Indigenous peoples to young activists, are taking a stand to create a better world.
Why global food systems should resemble those of the Indigenous Peoples
Lessons for more resilient and sustainable food systems
4 questions with Melina Sakiyama – and 3 pieces of advice for all young conservationists
The Midori Prize winner on the role of youth in saving global biodiversity
Seeing Borneo’s wildlife through the eyes of its citizen scientists
Indigenous groups document rare biodiversity to protect it from logging
Why the fight for climate justice is a fight for justice itself
Movements are overlapping to take an intersectional approach to activism
Can local and Indigenous realities guide the way to better biodiversity policy?
Stories from corners of the world form recommendations in major new report
5 books to give you Indigenous wisdom
Recommendations for your reading list for Indigenous People’s Day 2020
Demanding justice: What can climate activism do for racial equity?
GLF Live with Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash and GLF’s Salina Abraham
