Tag: Colombia

  • Caring for Toxic Tobacco Cultivation Across Caribbean and Andean Colombia

    Caring for Toxic Tobacco Cultivation Across Caribbean and Andean Colombia

    By

    Nicolás Felipe Rueda

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    Margarita Martínez-Osorio

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    In the Caribbean and Andean regions of Colombia, women and children perform(ed) the necessary labor to sustain the rural communities at the heart of toxic production of tobacco. In tracing these histories of care and toxicity, Nicolás Felipe Rueda Rey and Margarita Martínez-Osorio ask what accountability looks like today.

  • For the Love of Frogs

    For the Love of Frogs

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    Heather Swan

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    Poison dart frogs in Colombia face threats from deforestation and the illegal wildlife trade. Heather Swan profiles Ivan Lozano, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to breeding and protecting these frogs.