Amazon indigenous communities and international NGOs sue supermarket giant Casino/Pão de Açúcar/Éxito over deforestation and human rights violations. Indigenous peoples from the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon and non-governmental organizations from France and the US today filed a lawsuit in the Saint-Etienne court against global retail giant Groupe Casino over selling beef products linked to deforestation […]
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#DoubleDealing: Our Investigation
Brazil is the country with the world’s greatest biodiversity. It’s also the sorry world champion of deforestation. In 2020, since the beginning of the year, 2,644 km² (or 1,020 sq.mi) of Amazon have been destroyed. According to some scientists, the region has reached the tipping point. At this rate, The Amazon will become a savannah. […]
Envol Vert and the Guaimaro: Conservation and food sovereignty in a single tree
The mission of Envol Vert The Envol Vert foundation’s mission is the conservation and reforestation of the Colombian dry forest and develops projects with different communities. Forest nurseries are the central axis of these projects: it is here that the work between community and forest conservation is articulated. Through educational work, combined with the experience […]
The role of the gastronomy in Guaimaro conservation
Undoubtedly, our choices at the table have a series of consequences for the environment. Behind every plate there is a whole lot of processes that originates in the soil. The industrialisation of food The industrialisation of food production has transformed the planet and our way of eating. This implies direct consequences for human health […]
The role of the gastronomy in Guaimaro conservation
Undoubtedly, our choices at the table have a series of consequences for the environment. Behind every plate there is a whole lot of processes that originates in the soil. The industrialisation of food The industrialisation of food production has transformed the planet and our way of eating. This implies direct consequences for human health and […]