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By Luna Negra* (Amuzga)

 

Women from the communities of Rebolledo, Los Arquitos, and Río Minas in San Pablo Cuatro Venados, Oaxaca, have organized to defend their land from a Canadian mining project installed by Arco Resources Corporation. The Zapotec women in these communities shared the story of their organization, fight, and work to continue living and planting on their lands, which were once defended by their ancestors and have always been communal.

 

By Sarah Hume (CS Intern)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that we have less than 12 years to avoid a definite future of catastrophic consequences. The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the core United Nations platform to discuss these repercussions. There, representatives review the global sustainable development goals set for 2030 and follow-up with nations about their commitments to combat climate change. 
 

La Madre Tierra expresamente a diario nos da mensajes pidiendo atención. Los océanos se llenan de basura y se vuelven más ácidos. Millones de personas han sido afectadas por el extremo calor, y el incremento de los incendios forestales o las inundaciones que han consumido buena parte de la economía mundial causando además la extinción de especies y con todo ello la ruptura del equilibrio. 

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