Environment 2023-09-29
China buys up Chilean cherries as Chile faces water issues, overexploitation
While China awaits the arrival of the cherry harvest from South America, Chile is grappling with the environmental cost of meeting the soaring demand.
Environment 2023-09-26
Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes
The fire destroyed trees that had removed 8,000 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere in 3 years.
Environment 2023-07-07
Turning over a new leaf, Colombian ranchers plant trees
Under an experiment started in 2020, dozens of farmers have moved their cattle to smaller enclosures and implemented rotational pasture, returning vast swathes of land to nature.
Environment 2023-07-05
Toxic mercury contamination in Bolivian indigenous areas linked to China
Beijing is actively increasing its international gold reserves, while Bolivian indigenous communities endure the dire consequences of mercury poisoning linked to gold mining.