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Matawa First Nations

Touch the earth

As reserves dwindle and demand balloons, resource companies are pushing into more remote regions and onto indigenous land. Jen Wilton tours seven hotspots where native people are demanding the right to decide what happens on their ancestral territory.

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‘I lost my daughter because of a birth defect.’ Argentinean activist Sofía Gatica has been fighting the aerial spraying of toxic agro-chemicals. Eilís O'Neill

No joy in soy

Demand for genetically modified soy is changing the face of Argentina. And not for the better, says Eilís O’Neill.

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Tar sands development threatens Madagascar’s astonishing limestone forests, like this one in Tsingy de Bemahara National Park. Ben Stansall/Alamy

A tsingular beauty

Kara Moses reports on plans to dig bitumen in Madagascar.

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The Suncor tar sands site near Fort McMurray, Alberta. The project has wiped out thousands of hectares of boreal forest and has left a scar on the land so large that it is visible in satellite photos. Milesy/Alamy

Sticky business

Canada has put all its eggs into one big basket full of tar sands. That’s a major mistake, argues Andrew Nikiforuk – for the country and the planet.

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Commodities and dependency - The Facts

Commodities and dependency - The Facts

The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.

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Demonstrators jostle in the streets of Rangoon, Burma, to protest the expansion of the Chinese-backed Latpadaung copper mine in the country’s northwest province. Thousands of hectares of farmland have been expropriated by the company and hundreds of villagers forced from their homes. Photo: EPA/Alamy

The pitfalls of resource wealth

Natural resource wealth isn't always a blessing. As Wayne Ellwood discovers, sometimes it can be just the opposite.

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A traditional teahouse in Isfahan; jeans sellers in Isfahan; a street scene in Jolfa, East Azerbaijan province; women picnicking by the roadside in Shiraz (see main text); selling fish in Kermanshah. Photos (top): Patricia White / Alamy; (bottom left to right): HL Tam; Misha Kally; cordelia_persen; Ensie & Matthias; all under a CC licence.

Country Profile: Iran

The facts, figures and images of Iran.

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The unreported year

Stories that didn't make the mainstream media in 2013.

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Fridge fatigue in Ghana

Rebecca Cooke March, 2014 470 Buy
Touch the earth

As reserves dwindle and demand balloons, resource companies are pushing into more remote regions and onto indigenous land. Jen Wilton tours seven hotspots where native people are demanding the right to decide what happens on their ancestral territory.

Jen Wilton March, 2014 470 Buy
No joy in soy

Demand for genetically modified soy is changing the face of Argentina. And not for the better, says Eilís O’Neill.

Eilís O'Neill March, 2014 470 Buy
TTIP-ing point

Tom Lines March, 2014 470 Buy
A tsingular beauty

Kara Moses reports on plans to dig bitumen in Madagascar.

Kara Moses March, 2014 470 Buy
Sticky business

Canada has put all its eggs into one big basket full of tar sands. That’s a major mistake, argues Andrew Nikiforuk – for the country and the planet.

Andrew Nikiforuk March, 2014 470 Buy
Scratchy lines - Children

Cartoon by Simon Kneebone

Simon Kneebone March, 2014 470 Buy
Commodities and dependency - The Facts

The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.

March, 2014 470 Buy
Only Planet - Groundhog day

Cartoon by Marc Roberts.

Marc Roberts March, 2014 470 Buy
The pitfalls of resource wealth

Natural resource wealth isn't always a blessing. As Wayne Ellwood discovers, sometimes it can be just the opposite.

Wayne Ellwood March, 2014 470 Buy
Country Profile: Iran

The facts, figures and images of Iran.

Misha Kally March, 2014 470 Buy
Big Bad World - Apathy

Cartoon by P J Polyp

P J Polyp March, 2014 470 Buy
Scratchy lines - Security service

Cartoon by Simon Kneebone

Simon Kneebone January, 2014 469 Buy
Only Planet - Behind me

Cartoon by Marc Roberts

Marc Roberts January, 2014 469 Buy
The unreported year

Stories that didn't make the mainstream media in 2013.

Jo Lateu January, 2014 469 Buy