Svea Shah

If you have heard anything about Myanmar’s northern Kachin state in documentaries, you probably know about their protracted armed conflict, severe humanitarian crises, and extensive environmental damage from resource extraction. Although some rare earth metals are involved, most of these resources are Jade. The country produces nearly 70 percent of the world’s jadeite, a gem that is deeply valuable in China. The Jade industry is worth around 30 billion  dollars, and most of this sum is used...

Sri City: Senegal’s coast has long been its lifeline. Fishing is the West African country’s cultural and economic backbone, providing over 600,000 jobs and more than 40 percent of the nation’s protein intake. Yet, this way of life is collapsing.The waters that were once described as having an endless supply of marine organisms are now emptying at an alarming pace, leaving Senegal’s fisherfolk unemployed, hungry, and increasingly desperate. The Senegalese have been fishing sustainably for...

The Sustainable Futures Collaborative, an independent research organisation, recently published a paper titled “Is India Ready for a...