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Court ruled that the complainants just want to attract the attention of the public and also to justify their existence as bodies concerned with environment protection and awareness

Court ruling gives go-ahead for sugar plantation in Bugoma forest, home to endangered chimpanzees

7 Young Activists Share What Made Them Join the Climate Movement For young people, climate activism is often not even a choice. Why Global Citizens Should Care The climate crisis threatens the future of all people, especially young people. The United Nations urges countries to rapidly phase out fossil fuels to limit global warming. You can join us in taking action on this issue here.  Many young people know how many carbon dioxide particles were in the atmosphere the year they were born. For those born at the turn of the century, there were 369.55 CO2 particles per million (PPM) — nearly 2...

URL copied to clipboard “We were like squirrels against an elephant,” says Margaret Kagole of the Mbibo Zikadde Women’s Group in Uganda. “The oil officials destroyed our crops, driving through with tractors, graders, wires and trucks.” Kagole is one of many women in the country impacted by oil companies beginning exploration activities on their land without the free, prior and informed consent of the community. In 2006, Uganda discovered an estimated 6.5 billion barrels of crude oil in its Albertine Graben region. Since then, government negotiations with oil companies seeking ac...

4 March 2021 7:49 GMT Updated  4 March 2021 9:49 GMT in  London Hundreds of civil society organisations have called on banks not to fund the $3.5 billion to $4 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) because of the threats it poses to local communities, water supplies and biodiversity. In an open letter published this week, organisations from 49 countries — including 122 based in Africa — called on banks not to participate in loans to fund construction of what will be the world’s longest heated pipeline. The StopEACOP alliance also warned the pipeline will fuel cli...