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Here comes the sun: Exploring solar potential in Nepal
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (905+ words) This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese development projects abroad. Find more stories here. For the first time, renewables…...
Australia's Budj Bim features one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (469+ words) Screenshot from "World Heritage Nomination " Budj Bim Cultural Landscape" by You Tube user Gunditj Mirring. Fair use. Australia has one of the world"s oldest aquaculture sites, a controlled aquatic farming environment, where eels were farmed by Indigenous people for…...
AI-ready data centers are booming in Indonesia but water woes loom
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (745+ words) Nongsa Digital Park in Batam, Indonesia. Screenshot from You Tube video of Channel News Asia. Fair use. This post is part of Global Voices" April 2026 Spotlight series, "Human perspectives on AI." This series will offer insight into how AI is…...
Support the Global Voices Spotlight: Positive action on climate
1+ week, 5+ day ago (278+ words) Image by Gabriela Mesones Rojo for Global Voices While global attention on climate justice in the Global South has never been higher, the lens used is" disproportionately centered on the perspectives of Western nations and large international institutions. Additionally, much…...
When climate change impairs beekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2+ week, 1+ day ago (866+ words) A beehive in the DRC. Screenshot from You Tube. Icicongo originally published this article by Elisha Kindy on March 20, 2026. Global Voices republished the article as part of a content partnership agreement. Climate change negatively impacts human, animal, and plant species…...
Climate change brings changes to North Kivu's agricultural practices in the DRC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (828+ words) This article by Herv" Mukulu was first published on the news site Icicongo on November 16, 2025, with support from the Pulitzer Center. Global Voices republished the article as part of a partnership agreement with Icicongo. Climate change has impacted North Kivu,…...
Environmental defenders labeled "terrorists" for bringing renewable power to Philippine communities
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (956+ words) A water impounding facility for a micro-hydro electricity project installed by Sibat in northern Cordillera, Luzon island (Image from'Sibat). Used with permission. This article by Raymund B. Villanueva was co-published in English by Kodao Productions and Dialogue Earth. An edited version…...
Why India's Aravalli Mountain Range matters
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (568+ words) Aravalli Hills. Image via Wikimedia Commons by Aman Yadav. BY-SA 3. 0. On November 20, 2025, the Supreme Court of India accepted a proposal from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo EFCC) to redefine what legally constitutes the Aravalli hills. Under…...
After COP30, climate projects continue to threaten Indonesia's Indigenous communities
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (435+ words) Indonesia is home to an estimated 50 to 70 million Indigenous people. There are over 2, 000 groups, with 2, 161 recognized Indigenous communities. Most of these communities live on Borneo Island, followed by Sulawesi and Sumatra. AMAN secretary-general Rukka Sombolinggi said the number of forest…...
Pakistan seeks justice for environmental harm through climate litigation
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (628+ words) The 2022 Floods in Gandakha City, Balochistan, Pakistan. Image via Hippopx. com. Royalty-free image. Muhammad turned to Pakistan's judiciary in the hope of protecting his constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment " a right that has received growing recognition in…...