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March 2008

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28.03.2008 "Ennen käsityöyhdistykseen liittymistä kyhjötimme kodeissamme. Nyt uskallamme liikkua ulkona ja ansaitsemme rahaa perheillemme", guatemalalainen mayanainen Nicolasa Raxtun, 30, kertoo.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Guatemala] [Indigenous rights] [Gender]
FSC certification logo on a piece of responsibly harvested wood.
27.03.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 27 (OneWorld) - There will likely be fewer wildfires and more trees for future generations if loggers abide by a set of international rules on forest management, says a new study by independent environmentalists.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Guatemala] [Indigenous rights] [Forests] [Conservation] [Trade] [Consumption] [Business] [Land] [Capacity building]
Image: FSC certification logo on a piece of responsibly harvested wood. © Forest Stewardship Council - United States
Environmentally friendly construction reduces carbon emissions, on average, by 35 percent, say experts.
27.03.2008 North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs.
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From: Worldwatch Institute
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Mexico] [Canada]
Image: Environmentally friendly construction reduces carbon emissions, on average, by 35 percent, say experts. © Center for Rural Strategies
27.03.2008 Viisivuotiaan pojan yksinhuoltajaäiti Sonita Balkaran hankkii elantonsa myymällä vaatteita torilla Guyanan pääkaupungissa Georgetownissa. Huoli toimeentulosta ahdistaa, sillä Balkaran laskee ostovoimansa romahtaneen puoleen viime vuotisesta.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Caribbean] [Poverty] [Agriculture]
25.03.2008 Despite the government's military measures, Mexican drug violence is gaining force -- much thanks to the cartels' 'imported' North American firepower, which now rivals even that of the regular Mexican army, writes Bill Weinberg.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Mexico]
Image: © barjack (flickr)
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25.03.2008 Ecuadorin sotilas- ja diplomaattipiireissä epäillään, että Yhdysvallat osallistui kolumbialaisten sissien tappamiseen Ecuadorin alueella maaliskuun alussa.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Ecuador] [United States] [Arms & military]
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Leticia.
24.03.2008 Photos, video clips, and diary entries from one woman's trip to an agricultural community in rural Nicaragua acquaint readers with women like Leticia and Betilde, who each survive on less than $1 a day.
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From: Women Thrive Worldwide
Related topics/regions: [Nicaragua]
Image: Leticia. © Women Thrive Worldwide
Sorybel in front of her cafe.
21.03.2008 Although Sorybel struggled to open a small coffee shop in the Dominican Republic, her marketing studies at a local university and a microfinance loan have empowered her to state with confidence, "I know I will do great things someday."
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From: ACCION International
Related topics/regions: [Dominican Republic]
Image: Sorybel in front of her cafe. © ACCION International
21.03.2008 A new U.S.-run police-training school in El Salvador's capital is drawing comparisons to the notorious military schools that trained some of Latin America's worst human rights offenders, writes Wes Enzinna.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related topics/regions: [El Salvador] [United States]
20.03.2008 Fair Trade flowers are the latest product in the United States to be certifiably produced under fair labor practices and rigorous environmental standards.
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From: Co-op America
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Ecuador]
Image: © Co-op America
Stamp It Out campaign
20.03.2008 An article comparing Paraguayan Indians to cancer and describing them as 'Neolithic', 'out-of-date' and 'filthy' is named as the most racist article in the mainstream media published in the last year. The award marks UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March.
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From: Survival International Italia
Related topics/regions: [Paraguay]
Image: Stamp It Out campaign
Survivalin Stamp it Out -kampanja.
20.03.2008 Nimittelyä likaiseksi, vanhanaikaiseksi ja sivilisoitumattomaksi – tällaisia ilmauksia sisältää kansainvälisen Survival-järjestön valitsema vuoden rasistisin artikkeli. Juttu käsittelee Paraguayn intiaaneja, ja se julkaistiin viime syksynä paikallisessa La Nación -lehdessä. Maaliskuun 21. päivänä vietetään kansainvälistä rasismin vastaista päivää.
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From: OneWorld UK
Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Indigenous rights] [Media]
Image: Survivalin Stamp it Out -kampanja.
18.03.2008 Ihmisoikeusjärjestön mukaan yli 4 000 ihmistä on kuollut viimeisen 12 vuoden aikana pyrkiessään Meksikon ja Yhdysvaltain välisen rajan yli.
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From: OneWorld Spain
Related topics/regions: [Central America] [Mexico] [United States] [Migration] [Human rights]
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18.03.2008 Brasilian suurin kaupunki, 11 miljoonan asukkaan São Paulo, päätti poistaa ulkomainokset koko kaupungista. Mainostemppu on ainutlaatuinen koko maailmassa.
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From: Voima Kustannus Oy
Related topics/regions: [Brazil] [Cities] [Trade]
Image: http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
14.03.2008 Daniel Wilkinson wades past the Caracas-Washington 'mudslinging' and invokes Venezuela's past experience with representative democracy -- "a disaster" -- to interpret the coexistence of Chávez's "authoritarian tendencies," enormous popularity, and "Bolivarian" movement.
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From: The Nation Magazine
Related topics/regions: [Venezuela] [United States]
Image: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. © North American Congress on Latin America
together for a just world
14.03.2008
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Related topics/regions: [Honduras]
Image: together for a just world
14.03.2008 Latinalaisamerikkalaiset siirtolaiset eivät enää lähetä rahaa kotimaihinsa entiseen tahtiin. Perinteisesti yksityiset ovat lähettäneet rahaa Latinalaiseen Amerikkaan enemmän kuin alue on kerännyt suorina ulkomaisina investointeina ja virallisina kehitysyhteistyövaroina. Jos yksityinen rahavirta hiipuu, miljoonat voivat joutua yhä syvemmälle köyhyyteen.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related topics/regions: [Migration] [Economy]
Marta with her youngest daughter.
12.03.2008 Most children in rural Honduras stop attending school before they turn 12, but Marta's alliance with a local development organization ensures that her two oldest daughters receive a quality education -- and the family's first high school diplomas.
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From: Mercy Corps
Related topics/regions: [Honduras]
Image: Marta with her youngest daughter. © Amie Wells / Mercy Corps
12.03.2008 Kaupunkien ja maaseudun suuret erot ovat isoin este vuosituhattavoitteiden täyttymiselle Kolumbiassa.
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From: UnMundo América Latina
Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [MDGs]
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