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...
Turning the Tide on Large-Scale Hydropower
In Colombia, activists and scientists are boosting mega-dam resistance by showing the cumulative impacts of these destructive projects. DANIEL HENRYK RASOLT This story was originally published by Earth Island Journal Miller Dussán is one of those rare people who...
Mistrust fuels covid-19 vaccine doubts in Colombia’s Indigenous groups
As covid-19 vaccines begin to arrive in the Andean highlands in Colombia, Maria Pito, a leader of the Nasa people, is reluctant to receive one. “As a nurse, I will be required by the clinic where I work to be vaccinated but if I had the choice, I would not take it and...
“This Is An Opportunity to Reconnect with Our Origins”
By Daniel Henryk Rasolt Originally published by The Esperanza Project For generations, a variety of factors have weakened the traditional intergenerational socio-cultural structures of Indigenous people around the world. In our globalized, urbanized and...
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...
Community-based and pro-poor tourism. Great potential but, many buts…
“Do good while travelling!” You don’t just want to travel anymore. You want to see the real world! The time of relaxing on the beach and after a hot and sandy day returning to your hotel has long gone. Travellers want more today, judged by how tour operators market...