Blog Latin America
5 things you should know about methane
In general, all activities that cause methane emissions aggravate the climate crisis and the increasingly urgent need to combat air pollution.
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Blog Latin America
Science as a human right and a tool for environmental justice
Strengthening the right to science is vital for promoting more just and sustainable societies, where socioeconomic, racial, and gender gaps do not impede access to information as a common good.
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Blog Latin America
Three major opportunities to save the ocean and the climate
Despite being delayed due to the pandemic, these international negotiation processes still represent important windows of opportunity to save the ocean, the climate and our future.
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Blog Latin America
Defending the environment is defending our future from the climate crisis
Environmental defenders are at risk for opposing projects that exacerbate the climate crisis. It is urgent to prioritize within climate action their protection.
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Press releases Chile
Chile fails to advance towards adequate oversight of the salmon industry
An administrative summary investigating serious irregularities in salmon farming concessions ended up absolving the officials involved of all charges, without valid arguments.
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Press releases Latin America
International alert issued on threats of uncontrolled fishing near Galapagos
It calls for the adoption of preventive, urgent and effective measures to address the problem and avoid irreparable damage to ecosystems and species.
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Press releases Latin America
Civil society calls on the Human Rights Council to recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironment4All
People must be protected from the deadly impacts of environmental degradation and climate change - such as the increased spread of diseases like COVID-19.
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Blog Latin America, Brazil
Environmental racism and the differentiated harm of the pandemic
In discussing and addressing the pandemic, it is essential to know that it does not reach all people in the same way, that it puts traditional communities at risk of extinction.
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Blog Latin America
Moving towards clean food production, without glyphosate
There exists an urgent need in the region to move towards a more sustainable ecological model that abandons agrochemicals like glyphosate, known to cause serious harms.
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Blog Bolivia
Championing Lake Poopó’s recovery to protect the life it holds
Bolivia's second largest lake has been damaged by the diversion of rivers, the climate crisis, and mining activities to the point of putting at risk all the life systems that depend on it.
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