natural resources

Wesley Ramirez, Applications Specialist from Scanco, carried out the commissioning of the modern equipment in the Physicochemical Analysis of Water and Atmosphere Department of the LEA, and trained the technical staff of the center linked to this department. This equipment…

In the wake of the seizure of power by General Abdourahamane Tchiani’s army in Niger on July 26th, a significant escalation in tensions has emerged between Niamey and its former colonial ruler, Paris. This situation has now reached a point…

Latin America is called to dialogue at the European Union’s table on the implementation of renewable energies as a strategy to mitigate climate change. At the summit with the European Union on 17-18 July, CELAC member governments made clear their…

The Plenary of the Constitutional Convention, with the vote and support of the right-wing Convention members, the majority of the PS, Frente Amplio and Non-Neutral Independents, has rejected the article that proposed the nationalisation of the large copper and lithium…

To the People of Venezuela Recently I wrote an article explaining how you could defeat, using nonviolent strategy, the US coup attempt that is taking place in your country. See ‘A Nonviolent Strategy to Defeat the US Coup Attempt in…

By Manipadma Jena “Showing them a picture-book crow, I intone ‘kaak’ in Bengali, the State language. While others repeat in chorus, the tribal Santhali first-graders respond with a blank look. They know the crow only as ‘koyo’. They’ll happily roll…

Actor James Cromwell was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the hit movie “Babe,” and throughout his career for numerous Emmys. But on a cold December day in 2015, the drama he participated in was no act.…

On the day that you read this article, 200 species of life on Earth (plants, birds, animals, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles) will cease to exist. Tomorrow, another 200 species will vanish forever. The human onslaught to destroy life on Earth…

Anne Kass As many US citizens as possible should travel to, read about or otherwise educate themselves about Chile.  It is a country that was decimated by a right-wing, neo-liberal “government” albeit not an elected government.  Pinochet took control via…

Human Wrongs Watch By Francesco Farnè*  ROME, 1 January 2016 (IPS) – “Water is at the core of the Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA), but it is true that for a long time water and oceans issues have been marginalized in…