Logging mafias have caused massive deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. In just one year, 17,500 hectares of primary forest were lost in the San Martin region, a department bordering the Amazon, home to Quechua communities. Convoca.pe and CONNECTAS reviewed official information on authorized timber movements and seizures in the area, which evidences the lack of… Continue reading Santa Rosillo: an Amazonian community fighting illegal logging and the state neglect

The territory’s capital, Iqaluit, is the only place where Nunavut women are allowed to give birth outside of emergency circumstances, forcing many mothers to make the choice to travel south ―far away from home― to access birthing services. By Kelly Grant When the time came in September for Tapia Tattuinee to fly south to give… Continue reading How Nunavut women in Canada are suffering due to lack of birthing services, local care for mothers

Emigration outcomes are often depicted as fairy-tale endings, with successful emigrants thriving in their new country, rarely looking back with regret. Yet in the work of migrant French sculptor Bruno Catalano is depicted as an intimate and much fuller journey, encapsulating the highs and lows that come with it. By Sulette Ferreira As an emigration… Continue reading The emotional impact of emigration, through the eyes of an artist

The Local Innovation Network (RIL) was born in Argentina in 2014 and has since been working steadily with the local governments of 500 cities in 14 Ibero-American countries. Its objective is to improve their management capacities, creating alliances and exchanges that accelerate processes that improve people’s quality of life. By David Flier When 27-year-old Delfina… Continue reading A network that spans the globe to solve city challenges

In Cuba, more than 45% of women of working age are not economically active; that is, they are neither employed nor seeking employment. The Mentoras Creativas initiative seeks to promote the growth of women entrepreneurs and artists by offering them the assistance of a network of women, tools and training. Born in Holguin, Cuba, Rebeca… Continue reading A mentoring program boosts Cuban women in the creative industries

Venezuelan women who immigrated to Ecuador see their ventures challenged by their lack of opportunities as migrants. By Liz Briceño PazmiñoIlustration: Daniela Hidalgo Migration is like knitting: two brackets bind the wool together, and a fabric is built. In the same way, Ida Sandrea, 53 years old, decided two years ago to knit her Venezuelan… Continue reading Ecuador: lack of regulation exposes migrants to less opportunities

Not only do farmers keep everyone fed and watered, but they also play a vital role in the health and wellbeing of rural communities, as a farm in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, has proved. By Jenny Lee Helping create “a 21st-century healing place” by using the power of nature, local sisters Margaret and Kathleen Finnegan… Continue reading How a farm in Northern Ireland proves the healing power of nature

What began as an ordinary local dispute over how to alleviate traffic has become the subject of campaigns that have reached the United States, Canada and Australia. The city of Oxford became an unexpected battlefront that shows how fast misinformation about climate change travels. By María Ramírez At some point in 2024, six streets at… Continue reading Fake news, shields with guinea pigs and burning poles: the struggle to limit cars in Oxford

A locally driven push to restore a Himalayan paradise preserved an economy, a community and an ecosystem all at once. By Geetanjali Krishna It’s a bright autumn morning in 2022. We’ve hiked up a steep Himalayan mountainside, heavily wooded with oak and rhododendron, to a sprawling meadow on the old bridle route of the Hindu… Continue reading The Right Way to Repair a Mountain