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Nearly 1.5 million people, mostly children, are infected with malaria annually in Latin America. / Photo credit: Mauricio Ramos

By Diego Cevallos

Much-Maligned DDT Still Has Supporters

The insecticide DDT remains an effective weapon against malaria, according to the United Nations. All indications are that the first meeting of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, this week in Uruguay, will approve its continued but limited use.

Andrés Tamayo.
Photo credit: Goldman Prize

By Thelma Mejía

Priest Proposes 'March for Life' Across Mesoamerica

Roman Catholic priest Andrés Tamayo, winner of the Goldman Prize, popularly known as the environmental Nobel, said in a Tierramérica interview that he and his supporters are planning a region-wide demonstration to protect Central America's forests.

Mapuche women in Chile's Chol Chol community. / Photo credit: Giovanna Beratto

By Gustavo González

Mapuche Land Dispute a Pending Problem

Indigenous leaders, who continue their demands for their communities' rights over ancestral lands, continue to be stigmatized as ''terrorists'' in Chile, say rights activists.

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