Natural landscape in the Jokkmokk area. Photo: Matteo Liberati. Source: Canva
Of: Hanne Karlsson
At the end of March, the government gave the green light for the British mining company Beowulf Mining to investigate the possibilities of conducting mining operations in Gállok in Jokkmokk municipality. The decision has long been debated both nationally and globally due to most conflicts of interest over a possible mine. Since the decision was announced, several nature and human rights organizations have expressed sharp criticism of the proposal.
April 27, 2022, News
Of: Anna Bertmar Khan
Resistance. A force to withstand difficulties, crises and chaos. What makes a person strong? Is it possible to provide outside support to build an inner strength? After a year of extreme difficulties for many of the world's poor, we need to ask ourselves the question - how do you build resilience?
June 17, 2021, Debate
Of: Karin Carlsson
The women of the San Expedito Cooperative in Nicaragua are artists. Fifteen years ago, the art form, a legacy of the area's indigenous people, remained within the walls of the home, but thanks to their organization, their ceramics have reached not only the national but also the international market. We visited the cooperative to see how organization and entrepreneurship can create autonomy […]
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June 11, 2018, FUF-correspondents