Communities and officials demand that government protect the people from poisonous industries. Boanerge Lovo lives in a subsistence community on Isla de Monte Cristo near the central coast of El Salvador. His community is self-sustaining and relies on fish, crab, and growing cashews for its survival. Lovo is president of his community development association, a [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Climate: Putting people over money
Facing climate change, a social movement in El Salvador fights mass flooding and the toxic burning of cane fields. Burning sugar cane field in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador for industrial-scale production [Photo: Erika Blumenfeld] While debate about whether climate change is real or not continues in the US, the world’s leading producer [...]
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Women at the Forefront of Grassroots Organising
Cristina Reyes, president of the local community council, is working to improve women’s lives. (Photo: Erika Blumenfeld/IPS) CIUDAD ROMERO, El Salvador – Women are playing a leading role in a powerful social movement addressing natural resource protection, adaptation to climate change, and corporate accountability in this coastal village in El Salvador. Cristina Reyes is currently [...]