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Ecosystems at Risk: The Toxic Footprint of Oil

The Ecuadorian Amazon has suffered significant environmental devastation due to the oil industry since the 1960s. Oil spills, toxic wastewater discharges, and gas flaring have contaminated soils, rivers, and streams, severely affecting indigenous communities and local ecosystems. These practices have caused diseases and health problems, as well as harmed traditional activities such as fishing and agriculture. Despite legal battles and promises of remediation, contamination persists, and ecosystem recovery remains a monumental challenge. Environmental justice seeks to repair the damage and protect the rights of communities to a healthy environment.

Farmer Suicides in India

GM cotton fields in southern India have claimed more than 17,000 farmer's lives during 2014 and so far in 2015. Farmers have entered a vicious circle, result of GM seed companies, climate change, casts system and acquiring huge debts ranging from 4500 USD to 11,500 USD.

Industrial fishing threatens the Afro-Colombian seas

In the Colombian Pacific, industrial boats are displacing artisanal fishermen and the fish no longer fall into the community's nets. Aquatic grinding machines devastate marine fauna and, incidentally, the lives of Colombians, who see fishing as their only means of livelihood.

Under Siege: The Environmental Crisis of Ecuador's Amazon rivers

Between 2021 and 2022, illegal mining in Ecuador has occupied 70 hectares of the left arm of the Jatunyacu River in the province of Napo. Scientists have discovered that the lower parts of two rivers are dead due to the discharge of mining tailings containing mercury. The absence of macroinvertebrates in the water indicates alarming levels of pollution.

Ilegal mining in Ecuadorian Mountains

The inhabitants of the Buenos Aires parish in Imbabura are protesting against the Australian mining company Hanrine, which has arrived with hundreds of workers, pickup trucks, trucks, and machinery to begin exploration work. This community, having already suffered the damage caused by illegal mining, has taken this action to reject all mining activities within their territory. The company, in turn, defends itself by accusing the residents of being illegal miners.

Furukawa. Modern slavery in Ecuador

Abaca or Manila hemp is considered one of the fibers of the future. Ecuador is the world's second largest producer of this raw material, after the Philippines, and in 2018 alone it exported 7,233 tons of the product to the United States, Europe and Asia, worth 17.2 million dollars. But in the fields of the Furukawa company, on the Ecuadorian coast, men, women and children produce abaca in precarious conditions.

Spirits of the Harvest: Oyansa Ceremony in the Andes

Oyansa is a sacred ceremony performed by the indigenous peoples of the Andes in the form of a spiral, using fruits, seeds, and grains as offerings. It is also illuminated with candles. This altar is dedicated to the ancestors, as a tribute for past harvests, thanking them, and asking for permission for the upcoming planting season.

How Ecuador's Port City Became a Coronavirus Epicenter

The first Covid-19 case was officially identified in Ecuador on Feb. 29. A 71-year-old woman — the country’s nominal “Patient Zero” — had returned from Madrid to this port city, Ecuador’s largest, carrying the virus. It subsequently swept through the population so quickly that authorities could not keep up, and within weeks, this capital of Guayas province, home to over 2 million people, became the novel coronavirus’ most prominent victim in all of Latin America.

Kick and Punch, Afro-ecuadorian Communities of Valle del Chota

The Valle del Chota region in Ecuador has historically been known as a poor area, full of marginalization, where there is a historical abandonment of the Ecuadorian state. Currently the only opportunities for young Afro-Ecuadorians to get out of these conditions is sports, such as football and boxing.

Nepal's Sex Trafficking

Nepal is mainly a source country for men, women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, second to drug dealing and tied with arms dealing.

Mainly young girls and women are trafficked to India for sexual exploitation in places such as cabin/dance restaurants, massage parlors, and other places within tourism sector.

Survivors

In the village of Mochchuk, in Gorkha, 25Km from the epicenter of the earthquake in Nepal, the villagers of what is left of the town, stand in front of their houses that were destroyed during the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on the evening of 25th of april 2015.

7.8 Earthquake in Nepal

On the 25th of April, 2015, a 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal, leaving one of the poorest countries in the world, totally destroyed. The earthquake killed close to 9000 people and left thousands more without a place to live.

Holi Festival

Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is celebrated predominantly in India and Nepal. The festival signifies the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. The festival also celebrates the beginning of a good spring harvest season.

Saharawi, People of The Clouds

Form more than 40 years, the Saharawi people have been struggling for their land and their terrotory against the kingdom of Morocco.

Guerrero, taking up the arms to defend ourselves

In the State of Guerrero, Mexico, the people took up arms to defend themselves against the abuses of criminal gangs that threatened the region.