This guy saves trees with old recycled mobile phones
Is it possible to use technology to prevent trees from being cut down? The answer could lie in Rainforest Connection.
Brazil dam burst. Fire fighters rescue a dog trapped in mud
Oltre alle vittime umane il crollo delle dighe in Brasile ha ucciso e ferito un grande numero di animali. Un cane però ce l’ha fatta.
Mud, toxic substances, and death. Two dams have collapsed in Brazil
The dam burst of 5 November is one of the worst mining disasters in Brazil’s history, and could have irreparably contaminated the area.
The human cost of agrotoxins. How glyphosate is killing Argentina
Glyphosate, one of the world’s most used herbicides in agriculture, has devastating, dramatic effects on the health of people living in very close contact with it. This time, the warning does not come from environmental organisations or WHO’s agencies, but from a photo feature. Pablo Ernesto Piovano is an Argentinian photographer that decided, in 2014, to
Renata Flores, the indigenous musician who sings songs against discrimination in the Quechua language
As happens to many American equal-in-age girls, Renata Flores at age 14 became a celebrity on YouTube singing Michael Jackson’s songs. But unlike other girls, this Peruvian student didn’t make do with singing an international superstar’s cover with a beautiful and emotional voice, she translated the lyrics in her native language, the Quechua, to bring her
Riding a bike to stop wars during the Olympic Games: here’s Bike4Truce’s project
Give me a bike and I’ll bring peace to the world. This could be a slogan for the initiative Bike4Truce started by OLOS Foundation, that has been committing itself for years to reach a truce and stop wars during the Olympic Games. The Olympic truce should be declared through a resolution adopted by the UN
Peru creates the Yellowstone of the Amazon
Il Perù ha istituito un nuovo grande parco nazionale per tutelare le tribù indigene e la fauna in via di estinzione.
Aguas de Oro. The documentary about a Peruvian woman standing alone against the giants of mining
Máxima Acuña Chaupe has deep wrinkles, a small stature and an unshakable will. She lives at 4,200 metres in the Peruvian Andes and in the heart of Conga, a project aimed at expanding Latin America’s largest gold mine, Yanacocha, owned by the US company Newmont. Máxima has a dream: she wants to continue living
Witness the most unique sporting event of the year. It’s the 2015 World Indigenous Games in Brazil
Sandwiched between the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil is hosting the first ever World Indigenous Games. From the 23rd of October to the 1st of November 2,000 athletes from 50 ethnic groups and 23 countries compete in events ranging from football and tug of war to indigenous disciplines such as xikunahity, a football-style game
Peruvian farmers empowered thanks to organic cane sugar and fair trade
L’agricoltura biologica in Perù, che rispetta la terra e chi la coltiva, ha permesso ai contadini peruviani di uscire dalla povertà e dal narcotraffico.