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Mexico
Mexico
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EnvironmentProfiting from Sustainable Forests on Communal Land in Mexico
Mario Guzmán plans to start cutting down trees again in August and September, the last months of the rainy season. “Now the roads are impassable, and the trucks can’t get in to haul out the...
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Environment
Swapping Trash for Fresh Produce in Mexico City
Isabel Becerril has come with some friends to the “barter market” in the Mexican capital, to exchange 40 kgs of recyclable refuse for fresh produce, sweets and plants. “This is the first time I have...
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DemocracyFair Trade USA and Progreso Join Forces to Support Small Coffee Farmers in Chiapas
In the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, small-scale coffee producers face a level of poverty that keeps many families from accessing basic healthcare, education, clean water and the fundamental business capacity needed to thrive in competitive...
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Environment
Profiting from Sustainable Forests on Communal Land in Mexico
Mario Guzmán plans to start cutting down trees again in August and September, the last months of the rainy season. "Now the roads are impassable, and the trucks can't get in to haul out the...
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“Negotiations are not the only things happening in the Rio Plus 20 meetings. There are side events of…”
“Negotiations are not the only things happening in the Rio Plus 20 meetings. There are side events of a wide range- offering experts on panelists discussing global concerns, receptions for high level diplomats, media interviews...
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Agriculture
Congratulations to Abdullah Kutlu, winner of a 2012 Summit pass
Last November, the International Summit of Cooperatives held a contest at the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) General Assembly in Cancun, Mexico. This contest gave participants the chance to win a pass to the Summit. A...
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DevelopmentWorld’s only fair trade lender gives communities a lifeline
Providing financial support to people in need overseas at a time when household budgets are stretched at home is a challenge for any organisation.
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Agriculture
El Triunfo: Birds, Coffee and Relationships – Part III
By Todd Caspersen, Director of Purchasing Photos by Joe Driscoll, Equipment Guru It’s our first morning up in the mountains. We roll out of our bunkhouse just as the sun crowns the surrounding peaks, making...
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Democracy
Articles on Cooperatives from the Center For Global Justice, San Miguel de Allende
The Center for Global Justice in San Miguel de Allenda, Guanajuato, Mexico, has an archive of the Center's writings on cooperatives and regional cooperative organizing. Bowman & Stone: Argentina’s Crisis Bowman & Stone: Can Grameen...
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Agriculture
Part II – El Triunfo: A Land Before Time
By Todd Caspersen, Director of Purchasing Photos by Joe Driscoll, Equipment Guru El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve protects cloud forests on the upper slopes of the Sierra Madre, as well as the wet tropical rainforests of...
