The last few days have seen the deepening of tensions in Venezuela, with the dismissal of chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega and rebels attacking an army base. The key facts of the Venezuelan constitutional crisis.
Maximón is a master shape shifter, reconciling religious traditions and offering guidance to indigenous Mayans who venerate him in Guatemala. He is also a heavy drinker and smoker.
Lo scorso anno oltre duecento ambientalisti, quasi quattro ogni settimana, sono stati assassinati in tutto il mondo. Lo rivela il nuovo rapporto di Global Witness.
Maya women in Guatemala have taken legal action to defend huipiles, their traditional textiles, against mass-produced versions. This could set a precedent for the protection of collective intellectual property rights.
According to a study presented in Guatemala, granting the rights to land to rural communities contributes to reducing the risk of forest fires.
Mexico’s Senate has approved the law on forced disappearances, badly needed in a country where 30,000 people remain missing. But celebrations might be premature.
La cosiddetta “narco-deforestazione” minaccia le foreste centroamericane, i trafficanti comprano terreni da disboscare per riciclare il denaro sporco.
1,000 speakers met at the Forum on Indigenous Issues to discuss native people’s condition ten years after the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
A source of ancient knowledge that guides us in the modern world. How the Mayan calendar works: astrology to understand spirituality and the world after the predictions of 2012.
Dal guardiacaccia che protegge i gorilla nel Parco dei Virunga, al piccolo agricoltore che lotta contro una miniera. Ecco chi sono i sei eroi dell’ambiente del 2017.
