Marta Vidal

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Marta Vidal is an independent journalist writing about human rights and social justice across the Mediterranean.

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Communal potato harvest in Covas do Barroso, Portugal

A lithium ‘gold mine’ is buried under one of Europe’s last heritage farming systems

Marta Vidal 11 Dec 2023

Doha Asous, known as Um Musa, collects her olives on her land located close to the settlement of Yizhar, Burin, West Bank, October 15, 2022. Asous family owns about 84 dunums but most of it is very difficut or impossible to access due to the proximity of the Israeli settlements. Surrounded by several Israeli settlements, Burin has been a frequent target of attacks by Israeli settlers. Image by Anne Paq.

Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in settler attacks

Marta Vidal 30 Nov 2023

Elias Saker inspects wheat. Image by Marta Vidal for Mongabay.

Lebanese research preserves heat-adapted seeds to feed a warming world

Marta Vidal 20 Sep 2022

Jordan scrambles to save rare Red Sea corals that can withstand climate change

Marta Vidal 14 Feb 2022

Planned copper mine raises fears for biodiversity hotspot in Jordan

Marta Vidal 9 Nov 2021

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

How manatees won over an entire village. Manatee Brazil

A crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), incredulous that its habitat may be able to coexist with oil palm crops without affecting commercial productivity. Image by Alain Rival/TRAILS.

2025 Goldman Prize winner Carlos Mallo Molina (Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize)

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