STORIES FROM YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE
US elections: I am too tired to give up hope
Let me start by saying this: I did not wake up as a woman in America today, which means I did not wake up feeling terrified over losing the autonomy over my body. Reproductive health care is still a fundamental right that I have access to - for now - which allows me...
Finding the pulse of Malaysian youth movement
Image Credit: The landing page of MISI:Solidariti official website. Political advocacy among Malaysian youth is more like fireworks instead of steady flames changing the course of our socio-political climate.The need for change translates to multiple nationwide...
Global inequalities uncovered by climate change
Photo Credit: Pixabay. "...You don't expect people to die in a flood in Germany. You expect it maybe in poor countries, but you don't expect it here." A comment caught my attention as I was watching a news report online. A lady was speaking to a local news channel...
Breaking the Silos: Addressing the health impacts of climate change
Photo Credit: Kabommpics.com. Climate change and health are often addressed in silos by governments, policymakers, academics, and practitioners, despite being deeply interconnected thematic areas. Climate change impacts such as rising temperatures, extreme weather...
The Ban on Employment for Afghan Women: Implications and Pathways Forward
The recent ban on the employment of women in Afghanistan signifies a major setback for human rights and carries significant risks for the country's social and economic fabric. As the Taliban tightens restrictions, Afghan females have no chance to contribute to their...
Curbing the Personal Freedom of Afghan Women: A Call for Global Awareness and Action
Photo Credit: Wasim Mirzaie. The current state of Afghan women, which involves severe curbs on personal freedom, has become a burning concern for broader human rights violations. With the revival of burly traditional gender roles by the Taliban, women now find it...
Art for the Environment: Stories of How Artists Use Their Talent to Raise Their Voice for the Environment
Photo Credit: Anna Shvets . Imagine standing in front of an abstract painting as its vibrant colours and chaotic patterns pull you in. Such is the work of R. Wayne Reynolds, an artist whose pieces demand attention and reflection. Reynolds' paintings, like They Are Not...
Battling Plastic Pollution: India’s Struggle with Single-Use Plastics
Photo Credit: Lucien Wanda. Plastic pollution has become a ubiquitous problem, and India, as the third largest producer of single-use plastic (SUP) waste, faces significant challenges in managing this issue. The journey of a plastic product, from creation to disposal,...
The Chemical Industry’s Carbon Footprint: Investigating the carbon emissions produced by the chemical industry.
Photo Credit: Marcin Jozwiak. The chemical industry, which is said to be a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, is notorious for its harsh environmental impact and diverse forms of pollution. The industry's direct emissions come primarily from burning fossil fuels to...
Climate Culpability
Photo Credit: Vincent M.A. Janssen. The term culpability may be loosely defined as accepting responsibility or blame and, by extension, the consequences and condemnation for a particular action perceived as wrong or resulting in a negative outcome. The concept of...
On De-extinction and Conservation
Photo Credit: Francesco Ungaro. During the Pleistocene Age and the early centuries of the Holocene, thousands of megaherbivores; mammoths, bison, elk, woolly rhinos - and many other animals weighing over 1000 kg - roamed a planet Earth that was in the grip of the last...
The Climate Crisis and the Fallacy of Green Tech
Photo Credit: Karl Gerber, Hürth, NRW, Germany. The world around us is rapidly changing. As the percentage of land under pressure from industrial, agricultural and other anthropogenic activities expands, the climate crisis has worsened. The number of natural disasters...