Venezuelan refugees caught between coronavirus and the desire to return home
Venezuelan refugees are vulnerable to the worsening outbreak in South America: while coronavirus doesn’t discriminate, it does affect some people more than others.
How demand for avocado is causing Chile’s water to run out
Worldwide increase in demand for avocados especially in Western countries is generating unprecedented consequences in other parts of the world, such as intense water scarcity in Chile’s Petorca region.
9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
There are more than 5,000 communities around the world commonly defined as “indigenous”. The UN celebrates this diversity as a world heritage that must be preserved.
How agriculture and climate change are related: causes and effects
Agriculture and climate change are deeply intertwined. The effects of global warming on food supply are dire, whilst world population is increasing. It’s time to change the way agriculture affects the environment, and vice versa.
The multi-coloured beauty of the world’s indigenous cultures, through Jimmy Nelson’s photographs
As indigenous traditions are being slowly left behind, photographer Jimmy Nelson features the world’s remotest and most beautiful indigenous tribes to teach us how special they are.
The global gender gap, the 2017 report shows that disparity has increased for the first time in a decade
The global gender gap or index has widened, the 2017 World Economic Forum report shows. In view of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we analyse how these phenomena are sadly related.
Santiago Maldonado, the missing Argentine activist has been found dead
Argentinian activist Santiago Maldonado, who disappeared during a protest in favour of indigenous rights, has been found dead. With congressional elections ahead, the case has shaken the country to its core.
The Human Cost of Agrotoxins, Pablo Ernesto Piovano’s photo feature, is now a book
Pablo Ernesto Piovano’s photo feature on the effects of pesticides on people, The Human Cost of Agrotoxins, is now a book. It gives a voice to all the people affected by pesticides while praising their strength and vitality.
Brazil, uncontacted indigenous people murdered by gold miners
Illegal gold miners reportedly killed about a dozen members of an uncontacted indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Some have accused the government of failing to protect such groups.
381 new species have been discovered in the Amazon. One every two days
Delfini, uccelli, mammiferi: sono 381 le nuove specie animali e vegetali scoperte in Amazzonia tra 2014 e 2015. La gallery