Francis Ogwal (L) of Uganda and Basile van Havre (C) of Canada, co-chairs of the group responsible for drafting the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, explain the status of negotiations at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal on Dec. 14, 2022. Discussions are entering the final stretch to approve the new…
The laying of the Mayan Train along 1500 kilometers through five states in the south and southeast of Mexico, mostly through the Yucatan Peninsula, will damage the fragile jungle ecosystem, with the removal of vegetation and animal species. The photo shows an area cleared of vegetation near the municipality of…
The Mexico City government is increasing the number of electric buses in its fleet, such as the trolleybuses pictured here on a street in the south of the capital. But their energy source is still fossil fuels and the deployment of electric cars remains slow in the country. CREDIT: Emilio…
Aerial view of San Crisanto and its preserved mangrove, in the state of Yucatan, in southeastern Mexico. In addition to trapping and storing CO2, mangroves control coastal erosion, protect against hurricanes and clean water. However, in Yucatan, as in other similar ecosystems, they face threats from increasing urbanization, mass tourism…
The San Crisanto ejido protects since 1995 mangrove forests in the northern coast of the Mexican southeastern state of Yucatán, that’s home to species of fish, birds, like the pink flamingo; mammals and others. Credit: Juan Pablo Ampudia / IPS by Emilio Godoy (sinanchÉ, mexico) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press…
Mexican workers harvest produce on a farm in the western U.S. state of California. The number of temporary agricultural workers from Mexico has increased in recent years in the United States and with it, human rights violations. CREDIT: Courtesy of Linnaea Mallette by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Friday, July 08, 2022…
Electricity generation in the city of La Paz in the northwestern state of Baja California Sur depends primarily on a thermoelectric plant that burns fuel oil, a highly polluting fuel. The Mexican government plans to replace it with gas. CREDIT: Cerca by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Thursday, June 30, 2022 Inter…
Lack of disclosure of contracts, payments and socio-environmental impacts characterize Mexico’s coal industry. The picture shows workers at the Nueva Rosita coal mine in the northern state of Coahuila. CREDIT: Courtesy of Cristóbal Trejo by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, May 09 (IPS)…
Every other Tuesday, a working group of Mayan women meets to review the organization and progress of their food saving and production project in Uayma, in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. CREDIT: Courtesy of the Ko’ox Tani Foundation by Emilio Godoy (uayma, mexico) Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Inter Press…
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