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Empoderamiento femenino en Bolivia: Una deuda pendiente
Abstract: Women in Bolivia have been isolated from public life for over 120 years. It was only in the middle of the 20th century when the situation began to change and women were given a bigger say in Bolivian affairs. Over the past decades there has been significant milestones and it […]
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El agronegocio soyero: ¿a quién alimenta?
Abstract: The Bolivian government is planning to expand the agricultural border from 3 million hectares to 13 million in twelve years. This raises two big questions: Where will these extra ten hectares be located? And what will be grown in them? If it is soy, as in the 37% of […]
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Los retos de las migrantes nicaragüenses en Costa Rica
Abstract: Costa Rica is not only an attractive tourist destination, but also the Latin-American country with the highest number of migrants in relation with its total number of inhabitants. Most of these migrants are from Nicaragua. Half of those migrants are women and are concentrated in the urban areas of […]
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OccupyCocó: a battle for urban sustainable development
A mobility project has been sparking controversy in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, since early July, 2013. Why? Because a scheme to construct two overpasses requires the cutting down 94 trees in Cocó Park, the city’s largest green lung. The city government promised to compensate this sad loss by […]
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Los costos del crecimiento económico en República Dominicana
Abstract: Dominicans are witnessing immense change in their country as the effects of sustained rapid economic growth becomes clear. Increased levels of pollution have affected small towns like Canoa and have raised new concerns about protecting the environment. Concerned citizens, aware of the threats growth policies pose to the well-being of […]