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Julien Le Guet, spokesperson for the fight against mega-basins, is sentenced to 6 months of house arrest. His crime? Organizing an ecological protest to defend water and small farmers. Meanwhile, those responsible for the violence (Original: Julien Le Guet, porte-parole de la lutte contre les méga-bassines, est condamné à 6 mois de détention à domicile. Son tort ? L'organisation d'une manifestation écologiste, pour défendre l'eau et les petits agriculteurs. Pendant ce temps, les responsables des violences) #EcoActivism #WaterRights #JusticeForFarmers #FR

A sacred waterhole used by Aboriginal people in Western Australia has dried up for the first time in living memory, with the Robe River Kuruma Traditional Owners attributing the loss to Rio Tinto's over-extraction of water for its iron ore joint venture, while the company plans to construct a desalination plant to address water shortages. #WaterRights #IndigenousIssues #Sustainability #AU #WA