By Suzanne York. It should come as no surprise that consumption is killing the planet. A recent study, published in Nature, found that consumption in wealthy countries is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders. This has been driven by globalization, which “increasingly allows countries to externalize the environmental costs of land
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By Suzanne York. Last week there was action around the Global Gag Rule, an on-again, off-again 40-year-old policy detrimental to women’s reproductive health. The incoming Republican U.S. administration rescinded it, after the previous Democratic administration reinstated it.  This back and forth puts women’s lives at great risk. Simply put, the Global Gag Rule (GGR) denies
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By Geoffrey Holland and Suzanne York.   Geoffrey Holland is a journalist focused on gender rights and the human relationship with nature.  He is also the recent author of Virtue, a contemporary novel that entertains the reader with a story that showcases a feminist anthropologist, who finds love and inspires others with her commitment to
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By Joshua Mirondo. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a critical problem in Uganda, with alarming statistics. The National Survey on Violence in Uganda revealed that a staggering 95% of Ugandan women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence.  In addition to the physical and emotional toll, GBV also has other devastating consequences. For instance, in 2021, Uganda’s
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By Suzanne York. Our global world is structured in such a way that it will go to any length to get natural resources needed for modern life.  This is especially true of rare earth metals, that power our electronic devices. But there is a price to pay for this way of life. Global Witness found
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By Suzanne York. This year is likely to be the planet’s warmest one on record, just beating 2023 as the hottest since at least the 19th century. Next month the climate negotiations will kick off in oil-rich Azerbaijan, following last year’s talks in oil-rich Dubai. The United Nations states humanity is currently on track to see between
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By Joshua Mirondo. Uganda has one of the most youthful populations in the world, with slightly more than half of its population under age 15. The total population of Uganda in 2024 is 45.9 million people, which represents an increase of 11.3 million persons from the 2014 census. Addressing the reproductive health needs of youth
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By Joshua Mirondo. For the past seven years, the SRHR Alliance Uganda (Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights) convenes an annual event called the Alliance Week. It is a week-long activity geared towards bridging the SRHR knowledge gap and bringing youth-friendly SRH-related services closer to communities across Uganda. A different district is selected each year, where
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By Joshua Mirondo, Transition Earth. The world’s population of youth (ages 15–24) is the largest in history, with more than 1.2 billion falling into this category of young people. Almost a billion of these young people live in developing countries. The number of youth is projected to increase 62 percent in the economically poorest countries
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By Suzanne York. There are so many detrimental impacts from human activities that are extremely harmful to both people and the planet.  The worst ones – and there are many – affect children, the elderly and other vulnerable populations the most.  And yet we aren’t trying very hard to change the situation. Increasingly Gray Skies
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