Restoring the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta: Reversing a Century of Colombian Tragedy
Can science and tradition finally help heal the region’s peoples and bring balance to its biodiversity-rich waters and mangrove forests? This article was originally published by The Revelator When I visited the floating palafito fishing village of Nueva...
What the World Can Learn from Brazil’s Shifting Stance on Science
How the country fostered research and innovation through scientific investment – and what happened when it disinvested. This article was originally published by Undark In 2010 Brazil’s economy was booming, students were entering higher education institutions...
Traditional Colombian fishers fight for their rights and protection of vital wetlands
Interconnected socio-ecological issues threaten the ecosystems of the Mompós Depression Wetlands and the traditional fishing communities who rely on and safeguard them This article was originally published as a Climate Home News special feature, with support from the...
Páramos at Risk: The Interconnected Threats to a Biodiversity Hotspot
The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services. DANIEL HENRYK RASOLT This article was originally published by The Revelator On a recent, pre-pandemic journey to the High Andes of...
Guardians of the Forest: Can Securing Indigenous Land Rights Help Combat Climate Change and Prevent the Next Pandemic?
This article was originally published online and then in print by Terralingua - Langscape Magazine Traditional Indigenous territories are complex, adaptable, and resilient socio-ecological systems that contain the majority of the world’s biocultural diversity. But can...
Deforestation in Colombia: The Complex and Interconnected Drivers
Colombia is the world’s most biodiverse country by area, but its rich forested ecosystems are facing existential threats. By Daniel Henryk Rasolt This article was originally published by The Ecologist Deforestation is on the rise in megadiverse Colombia. Attempting to...
The Koreguaje Tribe: Threatened Guardians of the Northwest Amazon
A vulnerable culture living in a severely degraded section of the Colombian Amazon is in desperate need of international respect and support. By Daniel Henryk Rasolt This story was originally published by The Revelator. Versión en español To visit South America’s...
The Delusion and Impacts of Hydropower
Touted by many renewable energy and sustainable development proponents as an important solution to the interconnected challenges of climate change and poverty, the reality of hydropower is far more complex. Not all hydropower is created equal. The efficiency of...
The Social and Environmental Paradox of “Peace” in Colombia
Colombia is a megadiverse country, with Pacific and Atlantic coasts, distinct ranges of glaciated mountain peaks, cloud forests, paramos and two separate tropical forests. With only 0.7% of the Earth’s land surface, Colombia contains more than 10% of the known...
Controversy with the Use of Glyphosate in Colombia
Global Context of Glyphosate Use and Misuse Daniel Henryk Rasolt - Unbounded World For many, glyphosate conjures up images of vast industrial monocultures, genetically engineered crops, and huge global industries and corporations. But glyphosate in particular, as the...