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Artículos

  • World Cup Preparation Scores a Goal against the Environment

    15 de junio, puesto en línea por Emilio Godoy
    The construction of an elevated pedestrian bridge connecting central and southern Mexico City –one of roughly 2,000 urban works tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, began last October, and, with only days to go before the tournament’s kickoff, remains unfinished. When work broke ground, the Mexican (…)

  • As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma

    5 de junio, puesto en línea por Kizito Makoye
    Ask any woman miner in the Katoro goldfield in Tanzania’s northern Geita region, and she will tell you that she touches toxic mercury with her bare hands when extracting gold from crushed ore. Many also say they carry the mercury-gold amalgam home and burn it in kitchens, exposing themselves and (…)

  • PERU: ‘For 20 Years, Voters Have Had to Choose the Lesser of Two Evils’

    4 de junio, puesto en línea por CIVICUS
    CIVICUS discusses the outlook ahead of Peru’s runoff presidential election with David Hidalgo, journalist and executive director of OjoPúblico, a Peruvian digital investigative journalism outlet. In the first round of voting on 12 April, Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto (…)

  • Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Receive $9M in GEF Funding to Protect Lands, Traditions Under Threat

    21 de mayo, puesto en línea por Carla Ruas
    On Brazil’s northeastern coast, the Indigenous community, Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú, lives on a preserved stretch of land shaped by mangroves, dunes, and deserted beaches. The group of around 160 families is led by women and depends on the 3,500-hectare territory for fishing and subsistence (…)

  • UN General Assembly Votes for Resolution on ICJ Advisory Ruling on Climate Obligations

    21 de mayo, puesto en línea por Naureen Hossain
    Member states this week (May 20) deliberated over a draft resolution on states’ obligations in respect of climate change following the advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The General Assembly agreed to take measures to uphold the ICJ’s advisory opinion for member (…)