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Peru’s Democracy at a Crossroads
[ad_1] by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 02 (IPS) – On 25 January, roughly six…
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Solar Energy Useless Without Good Batteries in Brazils Amazon Jungle
[ad_1] Solar panels with a capacity to generate 30 kilowatts no longer work in the Darora Community of the Macuxi people, an indigenous group…
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The Mayan Train Pierces the Yucatan, the Great Jungle of Mexico
[ad_1] The Mayan Train (TM), run by the government’s National Tourism Development Fund (Fonatur), threatens the Mayan Jungle, the second largest in Latin America…
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Unstoppable Gas Leaks in Mexico
[ad_1] A gas flare at installations of the state-owned Pemex oil company in the town of Reforma Escolín, Papantla municipality in the southeastern Mexican…
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Cuban Innovator Drives Sustainable Energy Solutions – VIDEO
[ad_1] by Luis Brizuela (havana) Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Inter Press Service HAVANA, Jan 11 (IPS) – Félix Morffi supports the energy needs of his…
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Money Laundering & Corruption Risks in Latin America
[ad_1] Opinion by Lakshmi Kumar (washington dc) Tuesday, January 03, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan 03 (IPS) – The writer is the Policy…
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Generation and Self-Consumption, the Path to Clean Energy in Argentina
[ad_1] Aerial view of the 5000 square meter roof full of solar panels, in one of the pavilions of La Rural, the busiest fair…
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Biogas Spreads Among Cuban Families as an Alternative Energy – Video
[ad_1] by Luis Brizuela (candelaria, cuba) Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Inter Press Service CANDELARIA, Cuba, Dec 20 (IPS) – Mayra Rojas is one of a…
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Biodiversity Agreement Historic But Difficult to Implement
[ad_1] Government delegations celebrate the close of the historic negotiation at COP15 of the New Global Framework on Biodiversity in the early hours of…
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Digital Treatment of Genetic Resources Shakes Up COP15
[ad_1] The executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, highlighted on Friday Dec. 16 the results of the Nagoya Protocol…
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New Political Agreement Finally Tackles Venezuela’s Social Crisis
[ad_1] The World Food Program has been active in Venezuela since last year, delivering bags of food to families of schoolchildren in some poor…
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Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil
[ad_1] Aerial view of the Municipal Theater of Boa Vista and its parking lot covered by solar panels, near the center of a city…
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Energy Efficiency Is Law in Chile but Concrete Progress Is Slow in Coming
[ad_1] The Municipal Theater building, the main artistic and cultural venue in Santiago, the capital of Chile, was lit up with LED bulbs in…
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An Ineffective Mexico, in the Face of Maritime Pollution
[ad_1] Trains and trucks move cargo in the port of Veracruz, in southeastern Mexico, on August 30, 2022. Through that infrastructure, the second largest…
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For this Caribbean Island, Ozone Protection is a Year-Round Mission
[ad_1] Discarded refrigerators. Scientists continue to stress the need for proper disposal of old fridges as some emit ozone-destroying chemicals. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by…
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Arbitrary Arrests in El Salvador Hit the LGBTI Community
[ad_1] A couple participate in the gay pride parade in San Salvador, held before the state of emergency was declared on Mar. 27, under…
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Loss and Damage Fund Saves COP27 from the Abyss
[ad_1] Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, chair of COP27, reads the nine-page Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan, the document that concluded the climate summit…
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Indigenous Peoples Have Their Own Agenda at COP27, Demanding Direct Financing
[ad_1] Representatives of native women from Latin America and other continents pose for pictures at COP27, taking place in the Egyptian city of Sharm…
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Former War Zones in El Salvador Obtain Water with the Help of the Sun
[ad_1] A local resident of the Sitio el Zapotal community in El Zapote canton, El Salvador, turns on the tap to fill his sink…
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Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador
[ad_1] Aerial view of the community water system located in the canton of El Zapote, in the municipality of Suchitoto in central El Salvador.…