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Environment 

Amazon Rainforest Under Pressure

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The Amazon Network of Socio-Environmental Geo-Referenced Information, or RAISG, comprised of 11 environmental organizations from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French

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Environment 

Peru: Transgenics Moratorium Goes Into Effect

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Labeling it “a big step forward” in regulating the introduction of living modified organisms (LMOs) into Peru, Environment Minister Manuel

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Social Issues 

Indigenous Leaders Demand To Be Heard

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By Louisa Reynolds The fight to save the environment from predatory multinationals is currently one of the greatest causes of

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Social Issues 

Ecuador: Sumak Kawsay As A Way Of Life

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By Luis Ángel Saavedra Understanding the indigenous worldview involves questioning how we are traditional taught to face life. For example,

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Business 

Latin America And Caribbean: Unemployment On The Decline

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A joint study on the employment situation of the region, developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the

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Paraguay: President Backs Transgenics

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By Gustavo Torres The speed with which the government of President Federico Franco — appointed by Congress following a parliamentary

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Social Issues 

Guatemala: Army Kills Seven Indigenous Protestors In Totonicapán

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By Louisa Reynolds After electricity costs in the northwestern department of Totonicapán doubled in under a year to almost US$12

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Social Issues 

Agrarian Reform Should Be One Of Brazil’s Priorities – Interview Archbishop Of Manaus

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By Paolo Moiola Interview with Monsignor Luiz Soares Vieira, Archbishop of Manaus The Amazon is being destroyed in the name

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Environment 

Monsanto Patents Expire In Brazil And Paraguay

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The US multinational biotech company Monsanto announced in mid-October the temporary suspension of royalty collections on the transgenic soy crop

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Social Issues 

Chile: Violence And Repression Against Mapuche Population

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By Rocío Alorda The Mapuche movement in Chile is going through a complex time. With nine detained community members who

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