Bella and Andrés have faced incredible challenges living on the #Galápagos Islands. After years of hardship, they finally have a piece of land, but building a home remains out of reach. https://t.co/a3DJstCgwb
Illegal gold mining is spreading deeper into Peru’s Amazon, contaminating rivers with mercury and exposing Indigenous communities to serious health risks — even as authorities struggle to contain it.
https://t.co/Imci907CxP
#Noticias 158 tortugas gigantes regresan a Floreana. 🐢 Después de más de 180 años, tortugas de linaje Floreana vuelven a su isla — el primer paso en la reintroducción de 12 especies dentro del Proyecto de Restauración Ecológica de Floreana. 📖 https://t.co/wY506tPpNe
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest seen from space 📡🌳
🔴 Over the past 15 years, deforestation has increased by 425% in the Madre de Dios region, in southeastern Peru.
Despite the code of silence imposed by the Guardianes de la Trocha, victims explain how the gang seized control of gold mines and devastated the biodiversity of tropical rainforests.
📍Satellite images, maps… : discover our full investigation with @MongabayLatam on our website.
📰 https://t.co/c9PrmFwzJT
Bella and Andrés have faced incredible challenges in their quest for a safe home. With a small piece of land secured, they now need our help to build a simple, dignified place to live. Every donation counts. https://t.co/LCkpkXGf2G
‼️Atención
Galápagos se convierte aceleradamente en un punto neurálgico para el narcotráfico. Desde las islas no solo sale el combustible para abastecer a los pesqueros que llevan cocaína a Centroamérica, desde la costas ecuatorianas, sino que algunas de sus islas ya son usadas como caletas, para embodegar la droga. La Armada ecuatoriana precisamente acaba de descubrir estos últimos días 64 bultos con 1.300 bloques de cocaína en la isla Isabela, la más grande del archipiélago. Tras recibir información de inteligencia, que alertaba sobre el encaletamiento de la coca, personal de la Marina ubicó el lugar donde estaba el alcaloide
Durante el patrullaje, personal de la lancha Guardacostas asignada a Galápagos realizó un “desembarco mojado” al noreste de Isabela. Este es un punto estratégico utilizado tradicionalmente por redes criminales para diferentes delitos por la poca capacidad del estado para el control del extenso mar territorial. Una vez en tierra, el miércoles pasado, los uniformados iniciaron un barrido en la zona costera de Isabela y localizaron una caleta a unos 300 metros de una playa rocosa. Allí se encontraron 64 bultos de diferentes tamaños con logotipos cifrados, que señalan quienes son sus dueños. Los dos corredores que bordean las islas son usados para varios delitos por bandas como #LosChoneros y recientemente #LosLobos. Hay una disputa por esos espacios también para el #TráficoDeEspecies como las aletas de tiburón, pepinos de mar, langostas y el transporte de armamento y municiones. El detalle de estas dinámicas criminales puede leerlo en nuestra última investigación, publicada en alianza entre @CodigoVidrioEc y @revistavistazo, con el apoyo del @pulitzercenter.
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This is completely unedited footage of the "No Kings" protest in a mountain town just outside of Asheville NC.
What do you notice about the protestors in this video?
Do you see it?!!
@krassenstein Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we decide on #NoKings in this country, like, a looooong time ago? Should someone tell those 7 million (2% of the 342 mil US population) that they can chill?
#MineriaIlegal@AP_Noticias@sjgrattan [South American trade bloc orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining] Alianza sudamericana ordena a Perú combatir el tráfico de mercurio y la minería ilegal de oro @ComunidadAndina
https://t.co/vvHFaIFM7p
#Community-based management in the Amazon protects vast areas of forest and biodiversity at a fraction of traditional costs, expanding #Conservation impact and supporting local livelihoods. @uniofeastanglia @naturesustai https://t.co/QU5ZSEZqgk https://t.co/Dl4WSOcm3M
Residents speak out against Barack Obama Presidential Center
“It looks like a big piece of rock kind of right in the middle of what used to be Jackson park, full of lush flowers, trees, and just beautiful. And all of a sudden, here you've got this big monstrosity. It's over budget. It took way too long to build, and it's ugly.”
“President Barack Obama's promise to build and revitalize blighted neighborhoods was a centerpiece of his first term in the White House.
But now, nearly nine years after he left the Oval Office, he might be destroying one critical area in the city he called home
His $850 million presidential center in Chicago - due to open in April - has come under fire from residents, community leaders and even onetime supporters who now warn that the massive 19.3-acre facility in Jackson Park is gentrifying the neighborhood, increasing rent and forcing families out” - Daily Mail
Peru just seized a record 4 tons of mercury hidden in gravel—enough to fuel $170M+ in illegal Amazon gold mining.
Trafficked from Mexico, destined for Bolivia. Mercury poisons rivers, forests, & Indigenous lives.
Full @AP story: https://t.co/baWGFI8dMP