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The Peruvian Amazon: from the ‘green lung’ to illegal gold, social and environmental conflicts: between unenforced laws and forgotten indigenous peoples

Fibgar — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:53:11 +0000

Introduction Historically, the cultural diversity of countries has, on numerous occasions, been characterised by practices of racism and exclusion towards indigenous peoples. This situation is reflected in the limited exercise of their rights and duties, as well as the insufficient incorporation of their basic needs into public policies; this creates gaps in maintaining a healthy...

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Fires in Patagonia: Historic justice as a firebreak

Fibgar — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:47:40 +0000

In these times, we are witnessing a profound systemic crisis defined by the rise of the far right, the prevalence of hate speech, the collapse of multilateralism and a geostrategic scramble for energy resources that is constantly degrading the natural environment. In this context, countries’ promises of progress and well-being have transformed into a drive...

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Peace cannot flourish on poisoned soil: defending the land means defending peace.

Fibgar — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:33:07 +0000

Every November 6, the world commemorates the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2001 through Resolution A/RES/56/4. This date seeks to remind us that ecosystems, natural resources, and biodiversity are also victims of human conflicts, and that their protection...

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Council of Europe challenged to legally recognise the right to a healthy environment

Fibgar — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000

At a critical time for the planet, marked by the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution, UN experts have urged Council of Europe ministers to legally recognise the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a fundamental human right. The negotiations focus on the need to establish a binding Additional Protocol to the...

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Earth Day: Caring for the planet as a human duty

Fibgar — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:19:20 +0000

‘For hundreds of thousands of years, man has struggled to make a place for himself in nature. For the first time in the history of our species, the situation has been reversed and today it is indispensable to make a place for nature in the world of man’. With this sentence by the Argentinean poet...

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Colombia ratifies the Escazú Agreement: a milestone in environmental protection

Fibgar — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:55:00 +0000

In the annual report “The Land and Environmental Defenders at the frontlines of the climate crisis” for 2023, Global Witness highlighted that Colombia is the country with the highest number of murders of environmental defenders, reaching 60 cases in 2022. Brazil, which ranks second on the list, has registered 34 cases, so Colombia has almost...

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