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Amazon Tribe Defending Forest; El Salvador Ban on Mining
Saturday, September 12, 2015 12:45
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The Amazon tribe protecting the forest with bows, arrows, GPS and camera traps. With authorities ineffective, the 2,200-strong Ka’apor, in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, are taking on the illegal loggers with technology and direct action.
For the Love of Water: The Ban on Mining in El Salvador. Not long ago, Salvadorans welcomed foreign-owned mining companies into their country. Yet for the last several years, metal mining has been banned in El Salvador by presidential decree. Citizen groups are now working to enact a permanent nationwide ban. [expect a US-driven coup if this continues]
