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July 17th, 2021

topic:	Child rights
by:	Katarzyna Rybarczyk

Children labouring under harrowing conditions in India's mica mines constitute the human cost of adding glitter to our beauty products.

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topic:	Human Rights
by:	Cyril Zenda

Delays in disbursing the $400 million compensation awarded to African miners who had contracted diseases are causing intended beneficiaries sleepless nights

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November 13th, 2020

topic:	Deforestation
type:	Petition
by:	Yair Oded

Sign the petition calling on EU lawmakers to pass laws reducing the EU's forest destruction footprint.

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October 11th, 2020

topic:	Peace and Reconciliation
by:	Shadi Khan Saif

The institutionalised representation of millions of Afghan workers in public and private sectors remains hostage between the government and pressure groups.

zela

March 15th, 2020

topic:	Sustainable Development
type:	Donation, NGO
by:	Yair Oded

ZELA is a non-profit law firm fighting for environmental justice in Zimbabwe, working with both communities and gov't bodies. Support their efforts today!

deforestation

September 09th, 2019

topic:	Deforestation
by:	Yair Oded

Canadian mining company threatens to destroy one of Turkey's most precious forests. A Change.org petition urges it to reverse its course.

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August 09th, 2019

type:	Donation, NGO, Volunteering
by:	Yair Oded

Survival International supports indigenous tribes around the world in the fight for their rights to land, life, and livelihood.

Jesús Cossio

April 08th, 2019

topic:	Peace and Reconciliation
by:	Pablo Pérez Álvarez

Jesús Cossio (Lima, 1974) is a Peruvian comic illustrator who has published several comic books and graphic works focused in the internal conflict in Peru.

hambi

October 05th, 2018

by:	Gurmeet Singh

The 21st Century is unlike any other time in human history. We know the problems we face and can also tackle them. Yet we bury our heads in the sand.

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March 16th, 2018

topic:	Deforestation
by:	Kolawole Talabi

In Tanzania, one of the most important projects is the establishment, protection and restoration of wildlife corridors linking the country’s protected areas

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March 24th, 2017

topic:	Conservation
by:	Kwabena Adu Koranteng

The decision by the government of Ghana to allow mining in forest reserves is beginning to have serious, negative impacts on communities, climate, and food.

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October 20th, 2016

topic:	Indigenous people
by:	Pablo Pérez Álvarez

The indigenous peasants from Cotabambas were made promises of employment and development with the building of a huge mine but they got nothing of the sort.

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July 24th, 2015

type:	Petition, Protest
by:	Deniz Zehra Tavli

The US government is about to let a giant international mining company dig up a beautiful stretch of national forest held sacred by the Apache tribe. Too many of [...]

Peaceful Forest Protest in India

September 10th, 2014

by:	FairPlanet Editorial Team

Greenpeace is urging people to sign a petition to stop a crackdown in Mahan, India, on those protesting the building of a mine which will destroy a forest and key [...]

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by:	Vanessa Ellingham

Rescuers in Soma, Turkey, are fighting to reach trapped miners after a power explosion set off a fire yesterday, which is still blazing today. The [...]

Conflict in the Congo

January 21st, 2014

by:	Rebecca Silus

Director of operations John Ging says that the situation resembles previous genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia. People are committing atrocities against [...]

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