Island Reach

07/24/2026

07/23/2026

A great article that considers how the global economy continues to seek ways to manage the climate emergency without confronting the structures that created it in the first place, and ways Indigenous critiques expose the limits of that approach.

Carbon markets, promoted by governments, corporations and international conservation NGOs, are expanding rapidly across Indigenous territories in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. For many Indigenous Peoples, these mechanisms represent a familiar pattern of external control over their lands, now fals...

01/21/2026

IR's latest collaboration with PELUM Kenya Association

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12/18/2025

the percent change monthly rainfall map is striking

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/dec/18/how-climate-breakdown-is-putting-the-worlds-food-in-peril-in-maps-and-charts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwY2xjawOw6thleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEedlbWugZaKMb0dbFkKpHE35NkLjm0lcEYxBiiukpDYdvr_GGY7PqmUo2wTFU_aem_QnuxQdNiNwfnBUcBzgwMCA

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made

12/14/2025

We're horrified and deeply saddened by the heinous act of violence and racism this weekend targeting earth defenders in Unama'ki.

One of the communities IR has been supporting this year are First Nations land defenders in Atlantic Canada, the Mi’kmaq. In September, Mi’kmaq established a settlement on Hunter’s Mountain (Tqamuoweye'katik) in Cape Breton (Unama’ki), Nova Scotia to halt clear-cut logging and resource extraction in the highlands. Specifically, they have viewed their actions not as a blockade, but rather as action to uphold Mi’kmaq law and traditional stewardship, emphasizing their deep spiritual and cultural connection to the land.

While the early days of the camps saw confrontations with the police, including removal of Mi’kmaq property, and showdowns with the logging trucks, the creation of the camp moved forward. Many Mi’kmaq and allies anticipated that confrontations would likely resurge in Spring, when the logging roads reopen. Concern about this likelihood was also fueled by the quick implementation of a new provincial Act in the Fall, titled the Protecting Nova Scotians Act. While this act pertains to a variety of unrelated issues, one of the precisions concerns Crown Land (which is the designation of land on Hunter’s Mountain) and states that anyone placing “blocking obstacles, structures” on roads will be subjected to a fine of $60,000 or six months in jail. Many considered that the camp on Hunter’s Mountain and its inhabitants would be made subject to this Act.

But a horrific strike against the land defenders has come in the heart of winter, with a brutal attack on the camp the Mi'kmaq had established over the Fall season. Arsonists set fire to the cabins the Mi'kmaq had established as part of the settlement, burning some to the ground and gutting another.
Please read the Mi'kmaq statement in response to this attack in the images..

We stand in alliance with the Mi'kmaq and against such violence, which is an all too common experience for earth defenders around the globe.

11/29/2025

the loss of glaciers has far reaching impacts