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Cape Verde: The Story of Dignity of a Small Island Nation Beyond Climate-Debt Risk
The World Cup 2026 is not only a stage of powerful nations; sometimes, it is the language of dignity of the smaller countries. Right now, Cape Verde is crafting such a language, a small African island nation comprising ten islands of the Atlantic Ocean, located about 600 kilometers away from the coast of Senegal, having a population less than half a million and the courage to challenge the giants of world football. Being able to hold the European champion Spain to a goalless
M. Zakir Hossain Khan
2 days ago4 min read
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The crisis facing humanity today is often described as an economic or political crisis. Yet a deeper examination reveals that it is fundamentally a crisis of relationships. Humanity has gradually lost its balanced relationship with nature, and the equilibrium in relations between men and women has also been disrupted. Modern development models and power-centered governance have intensified this imbalance. In this context, Natural Rights-Led Governance (NRLG) offers a new phil
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On this humid November morning in Belém, far from the large plenaries and scripted press conferences, meeting room 18 seems to crackle with energy. The official COP30 badge on the door reads: “Transformative Dialogue on Natural Rights–Led Governance (NRLG).” The framework of NRLG, developed by M. Zakir Hossain Khan, offers a powerful remedy for achieving planetary justice and inclusive Earth governance. Inside something was forming even rarer than a new text. Indigenous lea
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Cape Verde: The Story of Dignity of a Small Island Nation Beyond Climate-Debt Risk
The World Cup 2026 is not only a stage of powerful nations; sometimes, it is the language of dignity of the smaller countries. Right now, Cape Verde is crafting such a language, a small African island nation comprising ten islands of the Atlantic Ocean, located about 600 kilometers away from the coast of Senegal, having a population less than half a million and the courage to challenge the giants of world football. Being able to hold the European champion Spain to a goalless
M. Zakir Hossain Khan
2 days ago
Escalating Risk of Disaster in the Coffee Landscape: Lessons from the Gayo Highland
Introduction Central Aceh Regency, located in the Bukit Barisan plateau in Sumatra, Indonesia, and referred to as the Gayo Highland, is a critical upstream ecosystem that regulates the hydrological processes for downstream areas. Highland catchment areas such as Central Aceh play a disproportionate role in controlling runoff, sediment transport, and water availability, making their ecological integrity important for regional resilience (Bruijnzeel, 2004; FAO, 2015). By the
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Through a green lens: What Sufi wisdom teaches us about loving Nature
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Rediscovering Community in Nature
Community is commonly defined as a human creation, urban settlements, cultures, and networks that are defined by common purpose and identity. But this definition is narrow. It typically leaves out the fact that community is much older than humanity: community is a principle of life. Nature has been structured in interdependent systems long before humans appeared on Earth. Forests are communities, oceans are communities, grasslands are communities, and even tiny ecosystems are
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