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The Pan Amazon as a hotspot of cultural diversity
By Timothy J. Killeen The Amazon is renowned for its cultural diversity, particularly the ethnic diversity of its Indigenous ...
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism ...
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Across Colombia, a new generation is reclaiming the nation’s rich food heritage
Chapinero Alto, the locus of Bogotá’s food scene, could just about pass for London’s Hampstead – aside from the 2,600 metres ...
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USAID is going away. Here’s what it’s been doing across the globe
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...
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Biodiversity or Big Business? The battle for COP16 resumes
As countries return to unfinished COP16 biodiversity negotiations in Rome, states must commit to people and nature instead of ...
USAID is going away. Here's what it's been doing in South America
Colombia has long been the largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance in South America. Recent USAID money has supported ...
USAID is going away, and along with it cocaine-fighting efforts and Amazon rainforest protection
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...
Amazon's advocates fear Trump's return means little US help to protect rainforest
Besides Trump's withdrawal already from the Paris climate agreement, advocates fear he'll cut U.S. funding for policing that ...
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Collective action, civil disobedience and blockades in the Amazon
The Pan Amazon has a legacy of both violent and non-violent protest that dates from the onset of European colonization, ...
Can Colombia’s stocks outperform as foreign investors pull back from Indian markets?
Yan Wang says Colombian stocks are one of the cheapest in emerging markets. Malcolm Dorson particularly bullish on Ecopetrol ...
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Macedonia: The Indigenous Amazon Village Named After the Greek Kingdom
The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, located in the northern part of Greece, rose to prominence under King Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great. Known for uniting the Greek city-states and ...
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Carbon markets investor kicks off $1.5-billion Amazon protection plan in Davos
A carbon markets investor backed by Swiss-trading house Mercuria said on Wednesday it had joined with two non-profits to raise an initial $1.5-billion to help protect the Amazon, by working with ...