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Women Organize to Fight Coastal Erosion in Southeastern Brazil
17 de mayo, puesto en línea por Mario OsavaSonia Ferreira watched as the sea toppled buildings all around her for years. Finally, the impact of the rise in sea levels wrecked her home in 2019. Fishermen find their access to a fishing port limited, affecting their livelihoods. The residents of the coastal town of Atafona in southeastern (…) -
Latin America and the Caribbean Hit with Record-Breaking Heat and Other Climate Effects in 2023
10 de mayo, puesto en línea por Alison KentishThe World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report documents the Region’s struggles with the devastating impacts of climate change, and urges action to reduce the burden of disasters. -
Working to Keep Náhuat, the Language of the Pipil People, from Vanishing in El Salvador
6 de mayo, puesto en línea por Edgardo AyalaA group of children participating in an immersion program in Náhuat, the language of the Pipil people and the only remaining pre-Hispanic language in El Salvador, are the last hope that the language will not die out. “This effort aims to keep Náhuat alive and that is why we focus on the (…) -
Civil Society Scores LGBTQI+ Rights Victory in Dominica
6 de mayo, puesto en línea por Ines M PousadelaOn 22 April, Dominica’s High Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act that criminalised consensual same-sex relations, finding them unconstitutional. This made Dominica the sixth country in the Commonwealth Caribbean – and the fourth in the Eastern Caribbean – to (…) -
Rainy Chiloé, in Southern Chile, Faces Drinking Water Crisis
2 de mayo, puesto en línea por Orlando MilesiThe drinking water supply in the southern island of Chiloé, one of Chile’s rainiest areas, is threatened by damage to its peatlands, affected by sales of peat and by a series of electricity projects, especially wind farms. The peat bog (Moss sphagnum magellanicum) known as “pompon” in Chile (…)