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Government Indifferent to Invasion of Drug Traffickers in the Peruvian Amazon
26 de julio, puesto en línea por Mariela JaraThe invasion of lands inhabited by Amazon indigenous communities is growing in Peru, due to drug trafficking mafias that are expanding coca crops to produce and export cocaine, while deforestation and insecurity for the native populations and their advocates are increasing “Drug trafficking is (…) -
Belém Improving to Host 2025 Climate Summit in Brazil
25 de julio, puesto en línea por Mario OsavaHotels and other amenities may be lacking for participants at the 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30), in this northern Brazilian city in late 2025, but the bottom line is they will have a unique experience in the Amazon. Discussing the Amazon in the Amazon itself (…) -
BRAZIL: ‘The Law Should Protect Women and Girls, Not Criminalise Them’
18 de julio, puesto en línea por CIVICUSCIVICUS discusses abortion rights in Brazil with Guacira Oliveira, director of the Feminist Centre for Studies and Advice (CFEMEA). CFEMEA is an anti-racist feminist organisation that defends women’s rights, collective care and self-care and monitors developments in Brazil’s National Congress. (…) -
Rural Communities in El Salvador Get Their Water Supply from the Sun
17 de julio, puesto en línea por Edgardo AyalaSetting up a community water project with a solar-powered pumping system was an unlikely idea for the peasant families of a Salvadoran village who, despite their doubts, turned it into reality and now have drinking water in their homes. In El Rodeo, a hamlet in the municipality of Victoria, in (…) -
Megaport in Brazil Makes No Contribution to Local Development
10 de julio, puesto en línea por Mario OsavaWith barely 10 years in operation, the port of Açu is now the second in Brazil in cargo transport and seeks to become an industrial and energy transition hub. But so far it has contributed little to local development, causing environmental and social damage. The megaproject, which is presented (…)