Global warming, pollution, chemicals... All over the world, more and more people are sounding the alarm to protect the environment. Farmers, fishermen, breeders are suffocating more and more, crushed by the productivist system. From the air we breathe to the food on our plates, environmental issues have never been more urgent.
At Al Mahres fishing harbour in Sfax governorate, southern Tunisia, Adel is unloading his nets and fishing gear from his boat. This is the second time in ten days that he has been unable to go out to sea due to bad weather.
In Kasserine, farmers battle Sergaz, demanding fair compensation and development promises as the pipeline disrupts their lands. Tensions rise as commitments from Italy's ENI remain unmet. Demonstrations erupt, exposing a tale of corporate neglect and the enduring fight for landowner rights.
The Made in Tunisia clothes industry for the European market consumes large amounts of water and pollutes Tunisia’s coastline. In Ksibet El Mediouni, the population is paying the price of the environmental cost of fast fashion.
In recent months, environmental activists have been prosecuted and silenced, and grassroots movements have suffered the most. Amid a broader attack on civil rights and liberties, inkyfada takes stock of the obstacles facing environmental activists. Against the backdrop of the worsening climate crisis, they are urgently needed. Yet, increasingly, they are under threat.
Exporting the Tunisian sun to Europe has been the ambitious vision of the Tunisian-British company TuNur for the past ten years, as it plans to develop a mega solar power plant in southern Tunisia over the next few years. This project will, however, inevitably have an impact on local communities and resources. As we approach COP27 in Egypt, mounting demands for a just transition model are being voiced.
The oil tanker that sank off the coast of Gabes has reignited concern regarding oil spills in this already heavily polluted region. The immediate danger is supposedly over, but this does not necessarily reassure the local fishermen: for years their working conditions have been steadily deteriorating due to pollution.
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