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The Indigenous People of the Amazon have a proposal to safeguard forests
Written by Chiara Di Gaetano
The idea of putting a price on nature to preserve it may seem like a good idea: in the end, it is fair and is just to protect something we could not live without. Let us consider here the issue from a different point of view, the one of the […]
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Globalisation: a matter of grey
Written by Leah Davies
A girl sits across from me on a train destined for Falmouth in Cornwall on the English South West Coast Path, with an assortment of luggage surrounding her feet. She is travelling from somewhere far away. She watches a movie with what seems to have Korean and French […]
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The BRICS Development Bank: Does the Rise of the Rest Mean the Decline of the West?
Written by Joseph Larsen
The “decline of the West” has become an increasingly ubiquitous phrase in recent years. Depending on your perspective, you may cringe or express glee at the thought of the Western world going into relative decline and opening space for developing countries like China, India and Brazil to take on a […]
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The Art of Speaking Truth To Power: Reflections on the C20 Summit
Written by Amanda Cahill
Just over a week ago I joined around 400 civil society representatives at the C20 Summit in Melbourne to draft a communique to present to G20 leaders for consideration in their deliberations during July and November. From the outset, tension hung in the air around the question as to whether participating […]
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Pacific warriors refuse to drown, take a stand on climate change
Written by Arnold Chanel
As the world grapples with hot debates, climate change deniers and campaigners – there are those of us taking a stand and acting on climate change. A group of Pacific youth are refusing to allow rising sea levels to force them out of their homes and have taken up arms […]
