Tag #Environmental Destruction

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İmamoğlu Accuses Turkish Government of Environmental Destruction for Kanal Istanbul

İstanbul's imprisoned mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, alleges that a 24,000-housing unit construction project around the Sazlıdere Dam, approved via a presidential decree, is reducing the dam's drinking water usage to 0% to benefit the Kanal Istanbul project, ignoring official warnings from the municipality ...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Illegal Amazon Gold Mining: Deforestation Continues Despite Crackdowns

Illegal gold mining in four major Brazilian indigenous territories has destroyed 4,219 hectares of rainforest in two years, despite government crackdowns; activity shifted from areas like Yanomami (down 7%) and Kayapó (down 31%) to Sararé (up 93%), causing severe environmental damage and health risk...

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Life on Land
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Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Under Threat from Nickel Mining Expansion

Nickel mining in Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago, a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, is rapidly expanding, threatening its unique marine ecosystem and UNESCO Global Geopark status despite a recent court ruling mandating special protection.

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Life Below Water
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Maugean Skate Extinction Parallels ALP's Political Decline Amidst Corporate Influence

Fewer than 120 Maugean skate rays face extinction in Tasmania due to pollution from salmon farms, mirroring the Australian Labor Party's (ALP) declining electoral support, potentially its lowest since 1934, attributed to its perceived subservience to corporate interests.

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Life Below Water
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Indonesian Mining Devastates Kabaena Island's Environment and Health"

On the Indonesian island of Kabaena, mining activities have caused severe environmental damage and health problems, including water contamination, deforestation, and the loss of traditional fishing livelihoods, despite a March 2024 court ruling protecting small islands from such activities.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Modern Slavery in the Amazon

A worker in the Brazilian Amazon suffers a serious injury highlighting the prevalence of modern slavery and illegal deforestation.

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Illegal Gold Mining Ravages Amazon, Defying Crackdowns

Illegal gold mining in four major Brazilian indigenous territories has destroyed 4219 hectares of rainforest over the past two years, despite government crackdowns; the activity has merely shifted locations, causing severe environmental damage and health problems, and highlighting the need for stric...

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Life on Land
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Historian: Global Megamchine's Inevitable Failure and the Need for Systemic Change

Historian Fabian Scheidler's "The End of the Megamchine" details a 5,000-year history of societal subjugation by a system of capitalism, militarism, and technology, culminating in current crises of inequality and ecological devastation, advocating for social movements and state intervention.

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Reduced Inequality
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Ghana's Illegal Mining Crisis: Environmental Devastation and Loss of Life

Illegal mining in Ghana is causing widespread environmental destruction, threatening the cocoa industry and claiming lives; the government is struggling to curb the problem despite various initiatives.

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No Poverty
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Ecocide Debate: Defining Environmental Destruction in Peacetime

This article examines the ongoing debate on defining and criminalizing ecocide in peacetime, highlighting the need for clear legal definitions, the ethical use of scientific data, and the inclusion of cumulative environmental damage from everyday actions.

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Climate Action
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India's Great Nicobar Development: A $9bn Threat to Indigenous Tribe

India's $9bn Great Nicobar Island development project, including a harbor, power plant, airport, and township, threatens the extinction of the Shompen tribe and the destruction of 964,000 trees, sparking concerns among environmentalists and anthropologists.

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