Environment

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights

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Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – Joseph Oleshangay’s theory is that government officials in his country, Tanzania, see people from his community as less than human. The 36-year-old human rights lawyer and member of the Indigenous Maasai group is one of several at the forefront of a long-running fight to stop the government in the political capital, Dodoma, … Read more

Coffee’s in danger: Can Vietnam’s Robusta save it from climate change? | Food

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Coffee’s in danger: Can Vietnam’s Robusta save it from climate change? | Food

Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam – The white-walled room in a house on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam’s coffee capital, is quiet. The only thing breaking the silence is the occasional beep of an electronic scale, or the sound of coffee being poured into a measuring glass. A handful of people, all wearing white … Read more