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Slim pickings for tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka election
As Sri Lanka goes to the polls, workers picking tea - the backbone of the economy - have heard all the promises before
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How does Indonesia's palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?
Booming global demand for the vegetable oil is spurring deforestation in Indonesia
What is a forest? Environmentalists question India’s definition
A tribunal in India is looking at conflicting data over the size of the country’s tree cover in a dispute over what counts as a forest
Deluge, then drought: Greek farmers dealt double blow
A year on from devastating floods in Greece's agricultural heartland, farmers face a severe drought, and some even harder decisions
Going beyond growth – a key step in battle against poverty
Global consensus in UN’s Pact for the Future to measure progress ‘beyond GDP’ a huge win in the fight against poverty
Georgia LGBTQ+ refugees say Europe safe lists put them at risk
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers from Georgia risk deportation as European countries say it is safe, say activists
Higher education must harness the energy of Africa’s ‘youthquake’
At this month's Summit for the Future in New York, world leaders should remember the importance of education, especially in Africa
X ban in Brazil: Disdainful defiance meets tough enforcement
The escalation of the feud between X, formerly Twitter, and Brazil's judiciary has implications for free expression and rule of law
Afghan YouTubers fear for future as Taliban ban women’s voices
New “morality laws” silence women in and outside the home, threatening the livelihoods of online content creators
Extreme weather is forcing Vietnam’s gig workers to choose between safety and survival
Climate change has made the working lives of thousands of gig workers harder. Now, many are banding together to help their communities cope
