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Xinka Leaders Call on Canada to Respect their Self-Determination over a Canadian-owned Mine in Guatemala
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MiningWatch Canada
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(Ottawa) Today, two delegates from the Xinka Parliament of Guatemala held a press conference on Parliament Hill calling on the Canadian government and Vancouver-based mining company Pan American Silver to respect the Xinka People’s decision to...
Owner: MiningWatch Canada (Non-profit)
ICTSI Honduras sets regional sustainability benchmark
OPERADORA Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Honduras, has launched its first sustainability report, becoming the first port in Honduras and the CA-4 region (Guatemala, El...
Owner: Dante Ang
Guatemala’s community journalists silenced as promises of change go unfulfilled
By Silvia Higuera September 17, 2025 Indigenous peoples’ support for the election of Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo in 2023 and through his inauguration in January 2024 was vital in preventing efforts to block him from taking office. As a...
Owner: The University of Texas at Austin
Guatemala becomes the deadliest country for environmental defenders
At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared globally last year, according to a new report by the British NGO Global Witness. Some 82% of these cases were in Latin America, where the situation continues to be...
Owner: Dialogue Earth (Non-Profit)
Step by awful step, Trump is using this 12-stage plan to seize total control
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” —Abraham Lincoln “The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people. To render us again one people, acting as one nation, should be the object of every...
Owner: John Byrne & Michael Rogers
Introducing greenhouse-grown heirloom tomatoes from Guatemala
Southern Specialties, Inc. proudly announces the launch of its Southern Selects® Heirloom Tomatoes, a line of greenhouse-grown heirlooms that celebrate the rich heritage of tomato farming. These authentic varieties—carefully passed down through...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
Guatemalan independence celebrated in Putnam County
CARMEL – Today marks the 204th anniversary of Guatemalan independence and on Sunday the Putnam Latinos Civic and Cultural Association commemorated the event reflecting on the meaning of freedom at a gathering at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Owner: Mike Martucci
Climate Change Hits Women Hardest, But Their Leadership Is Key to Resilience
The consequences of the growing climate crisis are by no means gender-neutral. Women worldwide, especially in rural and low-income communities, experience the most severe impacts of climate-related disasters and have the fewest resources available...
Owner: Earth.Org (Non-Profit)
‘Where I belong’: Severely injured in Juárez fire, Wilson readies to leave El Paso for Guatemala
News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Wilson Alexander Juárez Hernandez may not have yet discovered the “why” in his life. Why him? Why did he suffer such severe injuries in the Ciudad Juárez...
Owner: El Paso Matters (Non-profit)
146 Land and Environmental Defenders Killed or Disappeared in 2024
Active Citizens, Civil Society, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Freedom of Expression, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, TerraViva United Nations Conservation Julia Francisco Martínez stands at the graveside...
Owner: Inter Press Service (Non-profit)
Climate, Peace, and Partnership: Insights from Germany
The climate crisis is not just an environmental challenge—it is a profound threat to global stability, touching every aspect of society, from livelihoods and health to governance and peace. As its impacts grow in frequency, intensity, and cost,...
Owner: Stephen Mcglinchey
Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Hunger-Free Future
September 9, 2025 What is Climate-Smart Agriculture? Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a forward-thinking approach to agriculture that addresses food insecurity and climate change simultaneously. It adapts farming practices, weather forecasting...
Owner: Action Against Hunger USA
Climate Change Deepens Hunger and Thirst in the Region.
- Advertisement - Rising heat in Central America is bringing harsher droughts, stronger floods, deadly storms, heat waves, and failing crops, leaving food supplies at risk. Groups under the Central America Vulnerables banner are pressing...
Owner: Kenneth Williams
Judges rule against Trump administration on deporting Guatemalan children and Venezuelans
The Trump administration has been handed a double defeat by judges in immigration cases, barring the executive branch from deporting a group of Guatemalan children and from slashing protections for many Venezuelans in the US. A federal judge on...
Owner: The Scott Trust
120 Environmental Defenders Killed Or Disappeared In Latin America Last Year
"BOGOTA, Colombia — At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or have gone missing around the world in 2024, with more than 80% of those cases in Latin America, according to a report released Wednesday by watchdog group Global...
Owner: EarthTalk
120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America, report finds
BOGOTA, Colombia — At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or have gone missing around the world in 2024, with more than 80% of those cases in Latin America, according to a report released Wednesday by watchdog group Global...
Owner: Miami-Dade County Public School & American Government
Over 2,250 Environmental Defenders Have Been Killed or Disappeared in the Last 12 Years
Credit: Rafiki Safaris. The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. In 2024, at least 146 people were killed or disappeared while defending land, water and forests. That brings the total to at least 2,253 deaths and disappearances since...
Owner: Andrei Mihai & Tiberius Puiu
In Guatemala, young Kaqchikel Maya protect their sacred forest with open mapping
The Indigenous community of San José Poaquil is using technology to monitor the health and integrity of their ancestral forest. As a result of an open mapping project started in 2022, locals have created online maps for their forest, which have...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
The real reason our weather is going to the dogs
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New Scientist
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Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by emailing feedback@newscientist.com Raining cats and dogs Kristian Steensen Nielsen seems...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth