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Indigenous person from Kogui people of Colombia, for article on Indigenous forest funding

2024 C.E. April 12

New online tool is first to track funding to Indigenous, local, and Afro-descendant communities

A new dashboard is finally pulling back the curtain on funding for Indigenous peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant peoples who safeguard the world's forests — drawing on data from 133 donors going back to 2011. The interactive tool, built by the Rights and Resources Initiative and Rainforest Foundation Norway, lets anyone see where the money goes, and where it stalls before reaching communities on the ground. It arrives at a pivotal moment, with Indigenous...

Water flowing from faucet, for article on PFAS drinking water limits

2024 C.E. April 11

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces first-ever national regulations for “forever chemicals” in drinking water

PFAS drinking water protections are now federal law, with the EPA setting the first-ever national limits on six "forever chemicals" found in tap water across the country. The rules are expected to reduce exposure for around 100 million Americans and will require roughly 6 to 10 percent of public water systems to upgrade testing and treatment. To help with the lift, $1 billion in federal funding is immediately available to states, with priority for...

"One World" sign, for article on Swiss women's climate case

2024 C.E. April 10

A group of older Swiss women win first-ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights

KlimaSeniorinnen, a group of more than 2,000 Swiss women mostly in their 70s, just won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights after nine years of pursuing what most observers considered a long shot. The court ruled that Switzerland's inadequate climate policies violated their right to private and family life, marking the first time it has ever ruled on global warming. Because the court's decisions shape law across 46 member...

Leopard shark / Zebra shark, for article on zebra shark rewilding

2024 C.E. April 8

Rewilding program ships eggs around the world to restore Raja Ampat zebra sharks

Zebra shark rewilding has begun in Raja Ampat, where fewer than 20 of these gentle, spotted predators remain across 6 million hectares of reef. A coalition of aquariums from Sydney to Atlanta is shipping fertilized eggs across the Pacific to a hatchery on the island of Kri, where Indonesian "shark nannies" raise the pups until they're ready for the open sea. Four young sharks have already been released, and conservationists hope to send 500...

Intersex Pride flag, for article on intersex rights resolution

2024 C.E. April 5

U.N. makes history with first-ever resolution supporting intersex rights

Intersex rights just got their first-ever resolution from the U.N. Human Rights Council — a milestone for the roughly 1.7 percent of people born with variations in sex characteristics, about as common as having red hair. Brought forward by Australia, Chile, Finland, and South Africa, the measure pushes back on decades of "normalizing" surgeries performed on intersex children too young to consent. It also calls for a global report documenting where these violations are...

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