FairPlanet

13/09/2026

10/09/2026

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Europe’s deadly summer heatwave, nearly 10,000 excess deaths and billions in agricultural and economic losses, is a warning sign of what’s ahead. In this op-ed, Dr Éliane Ubalijoro argues that climate adaptation, biodiversity loss and land degradation can no longer be tackled separately - and that proven, scalable solutions already exist if the funding gaps behind them are closed.

„EUROPE’S HEATWAVE IS A WARNING: TODAY’S INTERCONNECTED CLIMATE RISKS NEED A UNIFIED LANDSCAPES APPROACH“

– an opinion by Dr Éliane Ubalijoro

10/09/2026

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Nearly a decade after India's Supreme Court struck down Section 377, gay men, transgender. persons and s*x workers are still permanently banned from donating blood - even as countries like the UK, Canada and Australia move to individual risk-based screening. With India facing a shortage of nearly one million blood units, activists and doctors argue the policy reflects outdated assumptions rather than current science.

„AS COUNTRIES LIFT 'GAY BLOOD BANS, INDIA DOUBLES DOWN"
- an opinion by Aakriti Dhawan

This is part of our dossier „Gender Politics in the Indian Subcontinent."

09/09/2026

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In Dhunge Bazaar, Nuwakot, survivors describe a wall of water that rose 30 to 40 metres in minutes, sweeping away homes, shops and everything they had built over decades. More than 300 houses were washed away as rescue teams dug through mud and debris searching for the missing - while scientists warn that new lakes formed behind the flood debris could breach at any time.

"EVERYTHING IS GONE: INSIDE NEPAL'S FLASH FLOOD RECOVERY"
- a story by Bal Krishna Sah

05/09/2026

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A catastrophic flood swept down the Bhotekoshi River from Tibet, killing at least 1,114 people and leaving thousands more missing. In Nuwakot, families waited outside a Nepal Army training centre for news of loved ones, as survivors described losing everything in minutes and scientists warned the disaster reflects a worsening, little-understood pattern of hazards across the Himalayas.

„NEPAL-TIBET FLOOD: HUNDREDS STILL MISSING; FAMILIES AND OFFICIALS WORKING TO IDENTIFY BODIES; DAMAGES ESTIMATED IN BILLIONS"
- a story by Rajendra Pokhrel

30/08/2026

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A masquerade costume passed down through generations. A dance that calls down the rain. This work of fiction draws on West African rainmaking traditions to explore what happens when the rains stop answering as they once did - and when a sacred gift becomes a source of suspicion instead of reverence.

„WHEN THE CLOUDS ANSWER“
– a story by Aderonke Adeola

29/08/2026

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A masquerade costume passed down through generations. A dance that calls down the rain.
This work of fiction draws on West African rainmaking traditions to explore what happens when the rains stop answering as they once did - and when a sacred gift becomes a source of
suspicion instead of reverence.

„WHEN THE CLOUDS ANSWER"
- a story by Aderonke Adeola

26/08/2026

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India's higher education landscape is undergoing a significant transformation fuelled b emergence of college q***r collectives. These student-led groups are fostering inclusive campus spaces, empowering LGBTQ+ individuals and pushing universities toward gen neutral facilities, inclusive policies and mental health support - even as registration risks legal setbacks complicate their fight.

„QUEER COLLECTIVES ARE SHAKING UP INDIAN CAMPUSES"
- a story by Rishabh Jain

24/08/2026

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In North Sumatra, two families are fighting for justice after their loved ones were killed by members of Indonesia's military. A 15-year-old boy struck dead during a riot; a journalist and his family killed by arson after reporting on military-linked gambling. In both cases, military courts delivered ten-month sentences or no trial at all. Now the families are challenging the very law that shields soldiers from civilian juśtice.

„A LONG AND WINDING ROAD FOR TWO MILITARY VICTIMS IN INDONESIA SEEKING
JUSTICE"
- a story by Tonggo Simangunsong

20/08/2026

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Off the coast of Sicily, an unlikely alliance of marine scientists, Sea Shepherd volunteers, and recreational divers is transforming how we fight ghost nets - the abandoned fishing gear that keeps killing long after it’s lost. By rescuing corals and gorgonians before nets surface, and training divers as citizen scientists, they’ve built a collaborative model for marine restoration in a warming Mediterranean.

„FROM RETRIEVING GHOST NETS TO RESTORING LIVING CORAL REEFS - A COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR MARINE RESTORATION“
– a story by Marta Abbá