by Masifundise | Nov 5, 2021 | climate change, Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
More than 180 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, across 50 countries, have signed an open letter calling on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of climate and environmental policy. This decision was made ahead of the 2021...
by Masifundise | Oct 8, 2021 | climate change, Events, extractives, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
As part of the Uproot the DMRE movement, Cape Town climate change activists and civil society organisations came together to march to Parliament on 24 September 2021. Uproot the DMRE (The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy) is a collaborative online movement...
by Masifundise | Sep 24, 2021 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Events, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved three generation licences for floating powership provider Karpowership SA despite the ongoing legal battle and environmental concerns around the deal. Various environmental organisations around South...
by Masifundise | Sep 24, 2021 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Gunter Yandari, a fisherman from the Amazon region of Peru has invented a fishing method that conserves marine life and the ocean. Yandari, from Datem del Marañon province, uses a sustainable and productive fishing method to catch his fish. The technique uses a...
by Masifundise | Aug 14, 2021 | climate change, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 9 August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the report as a ‘code red for humanity’. Scientists have reported changes in the Earth’s...
