Today we are on the cusp of total environmental disaster on our planet. Life in all its forms is deteriorating, and nothing is happening to change this despite a multitude of voices demonstrating for change. John Elvis Vera S.* Neither governments nor other responsible bodies are taking the […]
Ecology
“Stronger as one”, against the climate crisis
The danger of a climate emergency, for which many are to blame, and which must be acted upon, is clear. And it must be faced head-on. Extinction Rebellion (XR) Camden and Islington will be holding an independent debate on 28 March on how North London groups can work together to […]
The Doomsday Clock and the global crisis
Climate change, the war in Ukraine, the post-Covid era, the exploitation of nature and the rise of inequality portray a grim picture of our world. We are 90 seconds to midnight. Juanjo Andrés Cuervo It was the year 1947 when the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the […]
The maize Mexico does not want
Mexico buys an estimated 15 million tonnes of genetically modified maize from the US. Even so, its production is minor compared to the other varieties present in Mexico’s rich and varied diet. It is the other way around in the United States: it is the most exported and almost […]
Climate change in Malawi increases risk of sexual violence
It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi – one of the world’s poorest and lowest carbon-emitting countries but ranked fifth in the Global Climate Index 2021 list of nations worst affected […]