Woccu’s Rally the Movement campaign expands to Guatemala and Kenya

$650,000 will be distributed to credit union development projects in Guatemala, Kenya and Ukraine this year The World Council of Credit Unions (Woccu) and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) have launched a strategy to sustain credit...

German supermarket palm oil linked to Indigenous rights abuses in Guatemala

Since 2019, human rights groups have filed numerous complaints against German supermarket chain Edeka and palm oil supplier NaturAceites, alleging the companies failed to respond to concerns from Indigenous communities in the municipality in El...

Trouw Nutrition shares 5 takeaways from FeedTechnoVision LATAM 2025

Building on previous FeedTechnoVision summits in Europe and Asia, the conference attracted more than 200 feed mill operators, quality control managers and nutritionists from the LATAM region Trouw Nutrition, the livestock feed business line of...

Is another hot, dry summer in our weather forecast?

By Linda Summers Washington County Master Gardener and Master Naturalist Several years ago, the importance of clean drinking water resonated in my mind when visiting our son in Guatemala. Our son, who was working in Guatemala as a Peace Corps...

Dole Food Company, Amcor, and Ambev Utilize Recyclable Packaging Materials

This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style. These initiatives highlight the ongoing efforts to innovate within packaging and recycling, helping industries to...

Unique Miami recycling company gives discarded shoes new traction

Miami — A donation box at the Brickell Run Club in Miami, Florida, asks runners to recycle used sneakers that would otherwise wind up in the trash. "Typically, on a weekly basis, we'll probably get, I don't know, maybe, 20 pairs of running shoes...

Wrong, The Guardian, There Is No Evidence Climate Change Is Harming Bananas

The Guardian was among a number of mainstream media outlets to carry a story claiming climate change is threatening wipe out banana production. No data supports this claim, rather it is based on speculation about future climate conditions 55 years...

Xinka Women Tour Vancouver and Victoria to Urge Respect for Indigenous Self-Determination in Guatemala

Media Advisory: Xinka Delegation Upcoming Events Tuesday May 20, 2025 WHAT: From May 26 to May 30, two Xinka women leaders will visit Vancouver and Victoria to raise awareness about their struggle for self-determination and the health of their...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on presence of sediments in reservoir, Western Disturbances and more (Week 110)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Environment and Geography...

UN: War And Climate Crisis Push Global Hunger To New High In 2024

Home United Nations UN: War And Climate Crisis Push Global Hunger To New High In... "The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises paints a staggering picture," said Rein Paulsen, Director of Emergencies and Resilience at the U.N. Food and Agriculture...

Guatemalan man sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally re-entering the U.S.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A Guatemalan man who illegally re-entered the U.S. after being deported, was sentenced Thursday. On Feb. 27, 25-year-old Adan Gomez-Juarez was sentenced to one year in federal prison for one count of illegal re-entry, according...

Mayo Clinic Expands Patient Information Office in Guatemala

Newswise — GUATEMALA CITY — Mayo Clinic's patient information office in Guatemala, one of Mayo's first local offices to assist patients in the region, is growing. Mayo Clinic is adding a second representative to the office to assist patients,...

SciTech | May 14, 2025 | 9 min read Climate change hits 60% banana growing areas across globe

Others SciTech #New Delhi: A report highlights how 60 per cent of the best banana growing areas globally are in danger from rising temperatures. “Climate change has been killing our crops,” remarked Aurelia Pop Xo, a banana grower in Guatemala....

Open letter: 100+ International organizations call on Argentinian authorities to end the criminalization of environmental defenders in Chubut

Photo Credit: No a La Mina Esquel On April 22, a court in the south-central province of Chubut, Argentina handed down sentences to six environmental defenders who participated in the 2021 Chubutazo – a powerful province-wide protest that...

Bananas could go extinct as climate crisis puts world’s favourite fruit at risk, study warns

- Advertisement - LATIN AMERICA: The adored banana is facing a terrible threat from the intensifying climate crisis. According to a new report from Christian Aid, which was published by The Guardian, approximately two-thirds of banana-growing...

Banana: Climate change could take a toll on world’s most popular fruit, warns report

The banana, the world’s most popular fruit as well as the fourth most important food crop, could suffer a heavy toll due to climate change, a report by Christian Aid has warned. Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit. In fact, more than 400...

World’s favourite fruit at risk of being wiped out by climate crisis, study warns

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Bananas on brink: Climate change threatens global favorite

A recent study reveals that nearly two-thirds of the banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may become unsuitable for banana production by 2080 due to the effects of the climate crisis. According to a report published by the...

Warming climate is already too hot to handle for 2% of amphibians, study shows

Researchers found 2% of amphibian species are already experiencing temperatures beyond their physiological limits, potentially increasing to 7.5% with continued climate warming. The study revealed an unexpected pattern where tropical species in...

Kevin Cordon: A badminton star in football-mad Guatemala on the road to Rio Olympics

GUATEMALA CITY // In a football-mad nation of Spanish-speakers like Guatemala, it is hard for people to even pronounce badminton, much less take an interest in a sport more associated with Asia than the Americas. So hats off to Kevin Cordon —...