Surge in forest loss seen if Brazil Indigenous reserves opened to mining
Brasilia, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation A Brazilian Government proposal to open Indigenous land in Brazil to mining concessions could lead to the loss of forests over an area larger than England, researchers said Friday. Such a loss would reduce by $US5 billion a year the global benefits the forest provides in terms of things such as […]
New Indonesian parliament urged to tackle sexual violence “emergency”
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Lawmakers sworn into Indonesia’s parliament this week are being urged to push through a sexual violence bill to protect women from abuse that rights groups say has reached “emergency” levels. Sexual violence is prevalent in the South-East Asian country of 260 million. Tens of thousands of people in recent weeks […]