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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation

Bangladesh has shown how its ‘engineering diplomacy’ approach to managing a flood crisis could be a pathway to resilience.

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This ‘new’ human right offers hope to climate activists

The right to a healthy environment is being used to challenge government policies on climate change, logging and mining. The global south is leading the way.

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Big decisions facing new-look PIF leadership

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting begins in Tonga with many big questions, ranging from the region’s banking crisis to New Caledonia’s unrest.

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Three ways Pacific nations are adapting to climate change

Pacific Island countries are on the frontline of climate change and are leading the way on adaptation and resilience.

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The vocabulary of our ecological discontent

New words that seek to express human emotions about the parlous state of our planet are going mainstream.

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Clearing the air on snow leopards and last chance tourism

Ladakh is seeing a form of tourism which relies on climate grief and a desire to escape toxic cities.

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Why the conversation about eco-anxiety needs some heat

Low awareness of the link between heat and eco-anxiety in Indonesia requires a more comprehensive strategy in the campaign.

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What we can do about Gen Z’s climate anxiety

Australians aged 29 and under have grown up in the shadow of climate change and the data says that it’s taking a heavy toll on their wellbeing.

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Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?

Droughts, fires and floods can wreak havoc on farmers’ mental health. With extreme weather set to intensify, farmer suicide prevention efforts are crucial.

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Words and thoughts for a planet in peril

Environmental degradation and climate change are evoking old feelings in new ways and birthing new words that try to express these emotions.

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Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation

This ‘new’ human right offers hope to climate activists

Big decisions facing new-look PIF leadership

Three ways Pacific nations are adapting to climate change

Clearing the air on snow leopards and last chance tourism

What we can do about Gen Z’s climate anxiety

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?

Words and thoughts for a planet in peril

Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

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