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Top image, Panantza (Morona Santiago), an area that President Correa announces could be the second largest copper mine in the world, and below, the activities of the current first largest mine in the world in Chuiquicamata (Chile). We are increasingly hearing from the sectors sponsoring and interested in mega-mining […]
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE), after hearing testimony from leaders and grassroots representatives of the Sapara Nation of Ecuador regarding the events that have occurred in recent weeks in their territory, is filing a complaint with the regional governments, state institutions, the Pastaza Governor's Office, the Secretariat of Hydrocarbons, and the public […]
Dear friends: Today we will address a delicate topic worthy of urgent discussion: The magnificence of love for our land, where our being lives and dwells. We hope to touch the hearts of women who are experiencing physical and mental health challenges due to the enormous pollution that is already affecting us.
BY: Tizziana RussoFrom a hammock I contemplate the nightIn the distance a star shinesAbove the mountain sheds a sighA deep solitude visits me and embraces me,ties me up and bites me.Last night there was hell and also heavenwhere I found a woman who was cryingand as she did her pain turned into rainthat wet my skin.A man was praying to the God […]
Prior consultation is a right and a mechanism for social participation, a public, special, and mandatory process; it is not a concession granted by states, much less by corporations. Prior consultation meets the need of communities, communes, indigenous peoples and nationalities, Afro-Ecuadorians, Montubio peoples, and other communities, as well as the general public, to demand that their […]
CHI KUNG: IRON JACKET Many of the physical changes attributed to CHI KUNG are due to its action on the internal organs and endocrine glands. Qi = energy, gong = practice. Qi gong (Chi Kung) therapy is the art of maintaining our health by working with our own internal bioenergy to achieve […]
In Colombia, the "mining-energy locomotive" refers to the policy—designed for all of Latin America—of intensively extracting minerals and oil, and building dams to supply energy, primarily to mining projects. However, this mining-energy locomotive faces many problems. So far in 2013, several […]
Originally published: Dec. 2, 2011 Republished: Feb. 19, 2013 Organizations, communities, nationalities, collectives and individuals from the continent, along with academics, researchers, scientists, writers, poets, artists, dreamers, lovers of life, who met months ago in Cuenca de Guapondelig (Cañari city) to defend water and Pachamama and after exchanging experiences, reflecting, debating and building proposals that help […]
The adventure cycling project Bike Spondylus has been operating on two wheels for a few months now, covering a wide variety of routes with beautiful and safe trails in different locations in the provinces of Guayas, Santa Elena, and Manabí. Xavier Villegas, a self-proclaimed "bicycle entrepreneur," is […]
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