Andrei Netto

Facing a severe drought and reliant on hydropower, Ecuador is enduring relentless blackouts. But experts say opportunities have been missed to adapt and diversify

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‘I’m switched off’: frustration and fatigue as power cuts keep Ecuador in the dark https://t.co/uS4A1dXfOW

RT @GdnDevelopment: How the climate crisis threatens the Panama Canal – and the country’s future https://t.co/i3MGfuL76O

Pollution from a cluster of foreign factories is contributing to a threat to public health, allege campaigners, who say Mexico is prioritising economic growth over the environment

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‘You can’t even wash your hands’: is a global industrial hub responsible for the destruction of Mexico’s Atoyac River? https://t.co/Lc4KsFlQtn

I think we can call the Ballon d'Or 2024 a scandal. It's a great definition of structural racism and the bankruptcy of the football industry. What a shame!

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Rodri, it's yours! Our 2024 Ballon d'Or! #ballondor https://t.co/qk5LDgCsJa

RT @GdnDevelopment: How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away https://t.co/XNVNiquZOx

RT @Nettoworks: Decoding SEGREGATION: We analysed over 10,000 documents spanning 160+ disciplines, mapping hundreds of segregation forms…

This story goes far beyond a news piece. It could be an exhibition on armed conflicts and the terrible fate of those living in Gaza. It's a brilliant piece of work. https://t.co/R0qUAq4l6v

In the past 10 years, Palomino’s coastline has receded between 47 and 50 metres. Storms and the relentless battering by the waves naturally contribute to the problem, but have been made worse by the rising sea level, a consequence of the climate crisis.

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‘The sea came in and took it all away’: the Colombian beach resort facing a ‘public calamity’ https://t.co/S8msFPS0p9

In Rio de Janeiro, a major reforestation project, Refloresta Rio, initiated by the city gov in 1986, has transformed the urban landscape by planting over 10 million seedlings across 3,462 hectares, enhancing biodiversity and providing climate benefits. https://t.co/AonW7buTx8

Coffee once drove the economy in El Salvador, but war, migration, the climate crisis and disease crippled the industry. Now, a new generation with women at the fore is focusing on quality as the answer.

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‘It used to be a farm – now it’s a mall’: how El Salvador’s crisis-hit coffee producers are trying to adapt https://t.co/pWHg7zWKTp

Huge tracts of land have burned from largely man-made blazes in Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and other countries, with people suffocating from its fallout. Now on Southern Frontlines. https://t.co/LTIaz5Xn3K

The hardline policy on public security continues to spread in Latin America. Ecuador is now building prisons in the middle of forests, with significant environmental (and human) impacts. https://t.co/eLu0B63kQM

RT @GdnDevelopment: Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay? https://t.…

RT @GdnDevelopment: Is circular migration a solution to the crisis at the US border? Guatemala provides a clue https://t.co/VVcQegsXT3

RT @GdnDevelopment: ‘Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn’: the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas https://t.co/3YynwcWe9C