Introduction : scarcity and frontiers -- The agricultural transition (from 10,000 BC to 3000 BC) -- The rise of cities (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD) -- The emergence of the world economy (from 1000 to ...
The inequality of resource wealth: Communities rich in oil and minerals often live in poverty. Few sectors have contributed more to the twin crises of global inequality and climate change than oil, ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Environmental peacebuilding is a rapidly grow field of research and practice. It examines how addressing conflicts over natural resources and ...
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Prosecuting commanders and kingpins of militant groups for trafficking natural resources in conflict zones could help end the world's worst resource-driven ...
The right to information about the exploitation of natural resources is vital to combatting our climate crisis: RSF urges the international community to do more to protect climate journalists. This ...
Patrick Alley’s recounting of Global Witness’s story over the last few decades shows how surprisingly closely the aims and approaches of conservation and anti-corruption organisations align. To make ...
The editor of the "El Cuadrante" newspaper says he was briefly kidnapped and received a death threat after investigating a case of illegal natural resource exploitation. (CEPET/IFEX) – David Ávila ...
Joseph McQuade receives funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and is a Senior Research Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada. University of Toronto provides ...
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Prosecuting commanders and kingpins of militant groups for trafficking natural resources in conflict zones could help end the world's worst resource-driven ...