Katie Surma
Reporter, Pittsburgh
Mining Critical to Renewable Energy Tied to Hundreds of Alleged Human Rights Abuses
By Katie Surma
Aruba Considers Enshrining the ‘Rights of Nature’ in Its Constitution
By Katie Surma
Lawsuit Asserting the ‘Rights of Salmon’ Ends in a Settlement That Benefits The Fish
By Katie Surma
The UN Wants the World Court to Address Nations’ Climate Obligations. Here’s What Could Happen Next
By Katie Surma
A ‘Rights of Nature’ Fact-Finding Panel to Investigate Mexico’s Tren Maya Railroad for Possible Environmental Violations
By Katie Surma
Eduardo Mendúa, Ecuadorian Who Fought Oil Extraction on Indigenous Land, Is Shot to Death
By Katie Surma
Director Marcos Colón Takes an Intimate Look at Three Indigenous Leaders’ Fight to Preserve Their Ancestral Connection to Nature in the Amazon
By Katie Surma
Study Documents a Halt to Deforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest After Indigenous Communities Gain Title to Their Territories
By Katie Surma
In the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest Emits Greenhouse Gases
By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma
Nearly 200 Countries Approve a Biodiversity Accord Enshrining Human Rights and the ‘Rights of Nature’
By Katie Surma
Their Lives Were Ruined by Oil Pollution, and a Court Awarded Them $9.5 Billion. But Ecuadorians Have Yet to See a Penny From Chevron
By Katie Surma
Two Towns in Washington Take Steps Toward Recognizing the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas
By Katie Surma
Lawyers Press International Court to Investigate a ‘Network’ Committing Crimes Against Humanity in Brazil’s Amazon
By Katie Surma
Mil Milhas na Amazônia, para Mudar a Maneira como o Mundo Funciona
By Katie Surma
Countries Want to Plant Trees to Offset Their Carbon Emissions, but There Isn’t Enough Land on Earth to Grow Them
By Katie Surma
Celebrating Victories in Europe and South America, the Rights of Nature Movement Plots Strategy in a Time of ‘Crises’
By Katie Surma
