After wildfires, Belize’s indigenous people rebuild stronger based on “se’ komonil”: reciprocity, solidarity, gender equity, togetherness and community.
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Palm Oil Greenwashing Poised to Destroy Protected Biosphere in Chiapas, Mexico
Situated on Mexico’s lush and biodiverse Pacific coast is La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve – One of Mexico’s most spectacular natural treasures. Now the government and palm oil businesses are trying to sieze vast areas of land and legalise a huge area of illegally-cultivated oil palm, by reducing the size of this internationally significant environmental reserve. They are also using RSPO certification of a palm oil plantation close to the reserve in order to legitimise the expansion of palm oil in the area.
Palm Oil Detectives 