Uruguay elections: What environmental issues face its next president?

Yamandú Orsi and Álvaro Delgado face off in Sunday’s second round vote, with challenges in water, agriculture, climate and waste awaiting the winner
Pollution

INC-5: What to look out for at plastics treaty talks in Busan

Nations gather in South Korea this month for a final meeting on curbing plastic pollution. Who are the key players – and is a deal likely?
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Areas of the sandy bed of the Piyulaga lagoon, in the Xingu Indigenous territory in Mato Grosso state, Brazil, lie exposed due to a historic drought in the Xingu Basin, August 2024. The nearby Waurá people depend on the lagoon’s fish for sustenance (Image: Flávia Milhorance / Dialogue Earth)</span></p>
Photo story

As Brazil’s Amazon grows drier, Indigenous people feel the squeeze

The Waurá people are fighting to restore degraded springs, with historic droughts increasing the vulnerability of waters and ways of life in the Xingu Basin

Highlights

Skyline of Dakar, Senegal Article

Who benefits from Senegal’s offshore oil drilling?

Oil and gas push highlights tensions between energy access, fighting climate change, and a desire for economic prosperity
three young people surrounding ground level solar panels Article

Solar power is booming in Brazil. Can it be a boom for all?

Solar is now Brazil’s second-largest source of electricity. Experts say its growth must also reach and respect communities cut off from the grid
A man, young girl and woman stood facing the camera holding yellow flowers and placards with writing on Article

How South Korea’s landmark climate hearings could shape regional action

The country’s constitutional court is examining whether government inaction on climate change violates citizens’ rights. Could it set a regional precedent?
A forestry official stands on dry brush on a smouldering hillside Article

Bhutan explores controlled burning of mountainsides

Reviving the traditional practice could protect pastureland ecosystems in the Himalayas from destructive climate change-driven wildfires