Katie Surma
Reporter, Pittsburgh
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
A Thousand Miles in the Amazon, to Change the Way the World Works
By Katie Surma
In Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders’ Human Rights
By Katie Surma
At a Global Conference on Clean Energy, Granholm Announces Billions in Federal Aid for Carbon Capture and Emerging Technology
By Katie Surma
Chilean Voters Reject a New Constitution That Would Have Provided Groundbreaking Protections for the Rights of Nature
By Katie Surma
