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August 17, 2021

With Great Barrier Reef on the Brink, UNESCO to Review Australia’s Climate Actions in 2022

By Jessica Lawrence  /  International Program

Imogen Zethoven, advisor to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, discusses what UNESCO’s recommendations mean for the Reef.

Satellite Image of the Sundarbans
November 7, 2016

UN Urges Bangladesh to Scrap Coal-Fired Power Plant Near Tiger Forest

By Jessica Lawrence  /  International Program

Pressure is building on India to comply with the World Heritage Convention by protecting the precious Sundarbans through the rejection of a coal-fired coal plant proposal.

More than a thousand concerned citizens marched over 200 miles in scorching heat to protest two planned coal-fired power plants that threaten the Sundarbans World Heritage site.
March 15, 2016

‘Long March’ in Bangladesh Urges Protection of Sundarbans Forests from Pollution

By Jessica Lawrence  /  International Program

More than a thousand concerned citizens marched over 200 miles in scorching heat to protest two planned coal-fired power plants that threaten the Sundarbans World Heritage Site.

A royal Bengal tiger photographed in Sundarban National Park, India.
February 25, 2016

Coal Plants Threaten Tigers, Dolphins and People

By Jessica Lawrence  /  International Program

Two proposed coal-fired power plants threaten the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh, home to endangered tigers and dolphins, and sustenance for millions of people.

October 25, 2013

Costa Rica Acts on Human Rights Link to Climate Change

By Jessica Lawrence  /  International Program

Country is striving to become carbon neutral as sea levels rise.

September 23, 2013

Dams, Mines Threaten Indigenous Rights

By Jessica Lawrence  /  International Program

A longstanding goal of Earthjustice and the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) has been to sound alarms at the United Nations, in national courtrooms and in international fora such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about environmental and human rights violations associated with mines and dams. Indigenous peoples are particularly vulnerable to the …

May 27, 2009

Glacier N.P. Threatened by Mining: U.N. to Review Threats

By Jessica Lawrence

Wildlife Quiz: What river valley has the most important habitat for grizzlies, wolves, wolverines and lynx in the Rocky Mountains? Hint: The river forms the western boundary of Glacier National Park, and straddles the Canadian/US border between British Columbia and Montana. Answer: The Flathead River. The Flathead was recently named British Columbia’s most endangered river, …

April 24, 2009

Born Today, Adrift Tomorrow in Tuvalu

By Jessica Lawrence

Imagine being born today in the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. You join a community of 12,000 people with a unique culture, language and traditions for sustainable fishing and farming developed over thousands of years. Your country consists of nine small islands covering just 26 square kilometers …