Frequent gang attacks in Haiti’s capital city, Port-Au-Prince have forced this family to flee its home. Credit: UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol by Oritro Karim (united nations) Saturday, November 02, 2024…
Read more Conditions Deteriorate from Persisting Gang Violence in HaitiResidents pose behind the sprinkler that irrigates an alfalfa field thanks to the energy generated by a photovoltaic panel installed on Fanny Lastra’s property in Mirador de Bío…
Read more Small Farmers Reap Growing Benefits From Solar Energy in ChileIndigenous women in Cali hold a protest commodificationof their traditional natural products. Majority of the indigenous organizations participants in the COP have been vocal about their opposition to…
Read more At COP16, Biodiversity Credits Raising Hopes and ProtestsSection of Castries, Saint Lucia. Through ambitious NDCs, SIDS like Saint Lucia are hoping to shore up resilience and protect their economies and infrastructure. Access to adequate climate…
Read more COP 29: High Stakes for Small Islands Fighting for Climate FinanceCredit: Freedom House Opinion by Liam Scott (washington) Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) – At least 55 governments in the past decade have…
Read more Nicaragua, China, India among 55 Nations Restricting Freedom of MovementShips await their turn to cross the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (panama) Friday, August 09, 2024…
Read more Hydrogen from Renewables or Fossil Fuels? The Panamanian QuestionAn igapó, a flood-prone wooded area on the Vuelta Grande of the Xingu River, with fruit on the dry ground. This is where the piracema, or fish reproduction,…
Read more Life or Energy: The Hydroelectric Dilemma in Amazonian BrazilMembers of the indigenous guard of the native community of Puerto Nuevo, of the Amazonian Kakataibo people, located in the central-eastern jungle of Peru. Credit: Courtesy of Marcelo…
Read more Government Indifferent to Invasion of Drug Traffickers in the Peruvian Amazonby CIVICUS Thursday, July 18, 2024 Inter Press Service Jul 18 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses abortion rights in Brazil with Guacira Oliveira, director of the Feminist Centre for…
Read more BRAZIL: ‘The Law Should Protect Women and Girls, Not Criminalise Them’Preschool teacher Iris Mejías and her husband Alexis García, a retired university professor, stand next to the geomembrane biodigester that since December 2023 provides about four cubic meters…
Read more Cuban Family Harnesses Biogas and Promotes its BenefitsLeide Aparecida Souza, president of the Association of Residents of the Genipapo Settlement in the rural area of Acreúna, a municipality in central-western Brazil, stands next to breads…
Read more Solar Power and Biogas Empower Women Farmers in BrazilThe island state of the Dominican Republic is extremely vulnerable to hurricanes, tropical storms, and floods. Furthermore, it is currently experiencing threats from climate change and pollution. This…
Read more No Turning a Blind Eye to Protection Dominican Republic’s Natural Resources, Says Environment MinisterAn Air Force plane brings home Brazilians who managed to escape the war in Gaza as part of a humanitarian operation. Airplanes shorten distances but pollute the atmosphere…
Read more Brazil’s Biofuel Potential Set to Expand Thanks to Sustainable Aviation FuelWomen’s demonstrations to demand respect for their rights are held in Latin American cities on Mar. 8, International Women’s Day, calling on governments in the region to invest…
Read more Stepping Up Investment in Latin American Women is ImperativeOfficial photograph captured during the proceedings of the 8th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) convened in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Credit:…
Read more A Regional Commitment Is Underway For Food Security and a Sustainable FutureA view of part of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second most populated city and main port, which is now dominated by violence as a hub for shipping drugs out of…
Read more What Is It Like to Live in Ecuador, One of the Most Violent Countries?by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Jan 31 (IPS) – Rural life in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be marked by…
Read more Poverty and Inequality Mark Rural Life in Latin AmericaAn area of illegal mining activity was raided by the Brazilian Federal Police in the eastern Amazon on Jan. 17, where their precarious installations and housing, as well…
Read more Illegal Artisanal Mining Threatens Amazon Jungle and Indigenous Peoples in BrazilLacandona, the great Mayan jungle that extends through the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, is home to natural wealth and indigenous peoples’ settlements that are once again…
Read more The Ghost of Oil Haunts Mexico’s Lacandona JungleCredit: Emmanuel Andres/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Thursday, January 18, 2024 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 18 (IPS) – Guatemala’s new president,…
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