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Global Witness report: more than 200 environmental defenders murdered in 2020

By Annette Gartland on September 14, 2021

Climate change is ‘widespread, rapid, and intensifying’, says new report.

By Annette Gartland on August 9, 2021

Hydropower project ‘imperils world’s rarest great ape species’

By Annette Gartland on February 28, 2020

Remote Cocos islands are ‘literally drowning in plastic’, scientist says

By Annette Gartland on May 22, 2019

One million animal and plant species face extinction as ecosystems deteriorate

By Annette Gartland on May 6, 2019

Palm oil and animal rights: how you can combat the destruction of wildlife habitat

By Annette Gartland on January 11, 2018

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The deadly cost of protest: environmentalists murdered and criminalised to protect profits

By Annette Gartland on August 4, 2019

In 2018, mining was the deadliest industrial sector for environmental defenders, according to a new annual report,” Enemies of the State?”, by the non-governmental organisation Global Witness. The NGO reports that 43 people […]

Gardasil controversy: Freedom of Information disclosure reveals more deaths in Australia after HPV vaccination

By Annette Gartland on July 20, 2019

It has been confirmed that 11 deaths after HPV vaccination have been reported to Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). They include one neonatal death in 2008, the death in June this year […]

Three infant orangutans confiscated from smugglers in Indonesia

By Annette Gartland on June 28, 2019

Three infant orangutans who were confiscated during an alleged attempt to smuggle them from Indonesia to Malaysia are now being cared for at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme’s  quarantine and rehabilitation centre. […]

Conservation NGO calls on Ukrainian government to reject plans for mega ski resort in Carpathian Mountains

By Annette Gartland on June 18, 2019

The Swiss-based NGO the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF)¹ has called on the Ukrainian government to reject plans to build a mega ski resort on the Svydovets mountain range and develop a strategy […]

Adani gets environmental approval for massive coal mine in Australia

By Annette Gartland on June 14, 2019

The Indian multinational conglomerate Adani has been given the final major environmental approval it needs to start constructing the massive Carmichael coal mine in Australia, but environmentalists say the battle to stop […]

Conservation charity launches ten-year action plan to protect sun bears

By Annette Gartland on June 7, 2019

The wildlife conservation charity Free the Bears has just released a ten-year action plan to ensure the survival of the world’s least-known bear species, the sun bear. The new Global Status Review […]

HPV vaccination: more than 100 adverse reaction cases excluded from public database in Australia

By Annette Gartland on May 26, 2019

More than one hundred cases of reported adverse reactions after HPV vaccination have been excluded from Australia’s public Database of Adverse Event Notifications (DAEN) and are only recorded in the Therapeutic Goods […]

Remote Cocos islands are ‘literally drowning in plastic’, scientist says

By Annette Gartland on May 22, 2019

There are only about six hundred inhabitants on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, but researchers have found a massive amount of plastic debris washed up on the beaches. […]

Bruno Manser Fund alleges land grab illegalities by palm oil company in Sarawak

By Annette Gartland on May 8, 2019

The Swiss-based NGO the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF)¹ alleges in a new report that the Malaysian oil palm plantation company Radiant Lagoon has breached numerous regulations during logging operations in Sarawak on […]

One million animal and plant species face extinction as ecosystems deteriorate

By Annette Gartland on May 6, 2019

One million animal and plant species now risk extinction as the health of ecosystems deteriorates at an unprecedented rate, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)¹ warns in a […]

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak goes on trial after lengthy delay

By Annette Gartland on April 3, 2019

The trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak started today (Wednesday) at the Kuala Lumpur High Court after a seven-week delay. The trial that began today concerns just seven of the […]

Protesters gather for an international day of action to save the Tapanuli orangutan

By Annette Gartland on March 21, 2019

The Ape Alliance has designated today (Thursday) as an international day of action to save the Tapanuli orangutan. Protests are taking place around the world against plans for a hydroelectric dam that […]

Orangutan undergoes surgery after being shot more than 70 times with an air rifle

By Annette Gartland on March 18, 2019

An orangutan who was rescued from an oil palm plantation in Indonesia, and was found with 74 air rifle wounds, blinded eyes, and fractured bones, underwent surgery yesterday (Sunday) to repair her […]

Five years on, there are more questions than answers about the disappearance of MH370

By Annette Gartland on March 8, 2019

Five years ago today (Friday) Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radar and the next of kin of the 239 people on board entered a nightmare that is still continuing. While some […]

Five years on: relatives gathered for MH370 remembrance say the search must continue

By Annette Gartland on March 4, 2019

Next of kin of passengers and crew who were on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (Sunday) for a remembrance event to mark the upcoming five-year […]

The Gothenburg Labradors: six dogs have been killed to further dental implant research

By Annette Gartland on March 1, 2019

Despite international protests, six Labrador retrievers being used at Gothenburg University in Sweden in an experiment to test how dental implants cause inflammation and bone degradation have been killed to further that […]

Indigenous communities in Sarawak call for an end to oil palm encroachment beside UNESCO heritage site

By Annette Gartland on February 26, 2019

Indigenous communities in Sarawak are calling for an end to encroachment onto their traditional lands and the Swiss-based NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund¹, is urging the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the oil […]

Trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is postponed pending an appeal

By Annette Gartland on February 11, 2019

The trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak on corruption charges has been postponed pending an appeal over a procedural matter. No new date has been set. Najib has pleaded not […]

Jaipur literary extravaganza spans genres, generations, cultures, and continents

By Annette Gartland on February 5, 2019

This year’s Jaipur Literature Festival featured luminaries from the literary, academic, and scientific worlds and offered audiences conversations and debates on subjects ranging from cancer survival, rape, and racism to climate change, […]

Jaipur festival: India’s Pink City prepares a bounteous literary feast

By Annette Gartland on January 13, 2019

The largest free literary festival in the world, held in the Indian city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, will this year be attended by more than 350 speakers. The list is as diverse […]

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