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Whether it’s celebrating sustainable fashion and beauty, stories of women in Africa creating home gardens, or female leaders advocating for climate justice, MP champions young readers’ appetite to make the world a better place.

November 22, 2024

What it’s like to be a young woman at COP29 this week

Kupa is part of Plan International Australia’s Youth Activist Series for 2024. She is an award-winning human rights activist, social entrepreneur and intersectional feminist. She attended COP29 this week.

Kupa Matangira

July 24, 2024

Climate justice cannot be separated from migrant justice

Climate change is not just an environmental crisis; it is driven by decades of exploitation of both people and nature.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan

July 10, 2024

Camille Goldstone-Henry on building the Canva of biodiversity

Xylo Systems is a first of its kind software tool for tracking biodiversity. Here, Xylo founder Camille drops some hard-won wisdom four years into her entrepreneurial journey.

Natasha Gillezeau

June 13, 2024

New research from Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia highlights the intersection between gender and climate change

A new report from Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA) has found that harnessing gender diverse leadership is a powerful and essential opportunity to ensure that Australia's response to climate-related challenges is more equitable and effective.

Natasha Gillezeau

June 13, 2024

Here’s what you need to know about the Global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

Thirteen countries, including small but mighty nations like Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji, have signed a treaty to end the expansion of new coal, oil and gas projects. Leading climate activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan unpacks the details and the crucial role of Pacific nations and youth climate advocates.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan

May 28, 2024

The climate needs you to start engaging again

When all of us are looking down the barrel of a rapidly warming climate, reinstilling our individual responsibility is actually revolutionary.

Elfy Scott

April 19, 2024

Should we be relying on climate litigation for global climate action?

Last week, a landmark ruling in Europe’s top human rights court found that Switzerland’s government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to act on climate change.

Elfy Scott

April 19, 2024

Black Girl Environmentalist founder Wawa Gatheru on the future – of the planet and the climate movement

The 25-year-old opens up about the intersectionality of the climate crisis and what it takes to break down barriers.

Elfy Scott

March 13, 2024

Three years since a devastating flood, women in Nepal recount how they still live in fear

Experts say that Nepal is vulnerable to hazards such as floods, landslides, glacial lake outburst, extreme temperatures, further aggravated due to climate change.

Sanskrita Bharadwaj

March 8, 2024

It’s time to share my own experience, to highlight the exploitation of gender, climate, and capitalism

The intersecting systems of capitalism, imperialism, and the patriarchy, not only perpetuate the objectification of women and gender minorities, but also propel us into multiple crises, such as the environmental and climate crisis.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan

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