Soybeans plantation and landscape change in the Tapajós Region, Pará State, Brazil
The Tapajós region followed high levels of deforestation following the pattern observed in other states of the Legal Amazon. T According to the Brazilian Institute of Spatial Research (INPE), between 2016 and 2020, deforestation has increased by 231% in the region. Such level encompasses dimensions of deforested land that has varied from approximately 46 thousand […]
Agroecological gardens of women at the Community Terra Preta dos Lúcios, Santareno Plateau, Amazon
Women, no matter their age, have been the bearers and guardians of social and biological diversity in the Santareno Plateau. Particularly in areas pressured by the expansion of soy plantations linked to high deforestation levels as well as to the intensive use of agrotoxins, they are the ones crafting and designing a territory based economy […]
Vídeos de Maria La Poeta
Maria Barreiro, also called “Maria la poeta”, is a local poet from Putumayo. In the 16 years she is doing poetry now, more than 130 poems, short stories and narratives reflect the memory of the land of the Piedemonte Andean- Amazonas, the social conflicts and a longing for peace. Here you can listen to some […]
Tin Dilema
Tin mining in Bangka Belitung Province of Indonesia brings about a dilemma. Parts of the local residents perceive tin mining as a “blessing” because it serves as their main daily livelihood source. While the others call it a “curse” due to its contribution to environmental damage. So, how should this tin dilemma be managed? How […]
