Sustainability

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Why the Iran war is threatening whales near South Africa

Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic – and ship strikes.

Swiss court to hear Indonesian islanders’ climate case against cement giant

Four residents of Pari, a low-lying Indonesian island, filed the complaint in January 2023.

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South Africa’s president delivers G20 summit closing remarks

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered closing remarks at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.

Japan cuts Africa exchange programme amid fake immigration claims

Misinformation and populist rhetoric prompt abandonment of a cultural scheme meant to strengthen ties.

One million Syrian refugees returned home since al-Assad’s fall, UN says

According to UNHCR, more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country.

Treaty failure is not the end of the fight against plastic pollution

Culture change, business innovation and bold policy can curb plastic exposure without waiting for stalled global talks.

Abandoned houses in one of the villages in the Indus delta [Israr Ahmed Khan/AFP]

Death of a delta: Pakistan's Indus sinks and shrinks

Haji Karam Jat, a fisherman, uses bamboo sticks to build his new house in Keti Bandar town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]

A boy walks past an abandoned house in one of the villages of Kharo Chan town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]

Haji Karam Jat (R) and his family members walk along an embankment in Keti Bandar town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]

A fisherman rides a makeshift raft as he returns after collecting mangrove wood near the Arabian Sea in the coastal region of Karachi. [Asif Hassan/AFP]

More than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the overall Indus delta region in the last two decades, according to a study published in March by the Jinnah Institute. [Asif Hassan/AFP]