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This year’s Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLASCO) Award has been won by the Ríos Vivos Movement. Ignasi Bernat reports, and we reproduce the movement's acceptance speech.

The legal profession is increasingly grappling with the ethical predicaments posed by the climate and ecological crisis. How can lawyers refuse work that directly contributes to environmental harm? Eduard Zelinschi and Monika Sobiecki report.

Earlier this month, the government announced that water CEOs who cover up sewage spills will go to jail. Eleanor Godwin and David Whyte discuss why this is less radical than it sounds.

Jose Atiles and David Whyte report on recently published research which exposes the role of offshore secrecy jurisdictions and the wreckage of climate breakdown.

Shodona Kettle and Andrea Castillo report on a devastating oil spill in Ecuador that has destroyed sections of the Esmeraldas river in the eastern Amazonian region of Ecuador and devastated the lives of half and million people.

Shodona Kettle sets out the urgent need for environmental reparation in the Americas.

Angela Sherwood analyses the demise of USAID, arguing that the Trump-Musk dismantling of USAID represents a shift towards a different form of US Imperialism.

David Whyte reports from the protest at Lord Browne’s Queen Mary Lecture

David Whyte looks at the reason behind the huge protests at the Royal Courts of Justice this week.

Angela Sherwood, Centre co-Director showcases our new LLB in Law and Climate Justice, the first in the country.