You are here: Homepage Tag environmental damages Articles A harvest worker picks avocados for export Photo: Axel Javier Sulzbacher Environment | Mexico Avocados: The green gold rush The global appetite for avocados is generating big bucks in Michoacán. Behind the scenes, criminal groups illegally clear forests and steal municipal water for cultivation. The risks are large but the benefits remain in the hands of a few By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 10/28/2024 Linda Greta Zsiga and her family were forcibly relocated to Pata Rât. Many people live there in makeshift shelters without water and electricity Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images Human rights | Romania Roma pushed to the dirty outskirts of the city Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention By Gundula Haage 11/02/2023
A harvest worker picks avocados for export Photo: Axel Javier Sulzbacher Environment | Mexico Avocados: The green gold rush The global appetite for avocados is generating big bucks in Michoacán. Behind the scenes, criminal groups illegally clear forests and steal municipal water for cultivation. The risks are large but the benefits remain in the hands of a few By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 10/28/2024
Linda Greta Zsiga and her family were forcibly relocated to Pata Rât. Many people live there in makeshift shelters without water and electricity Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images Human rights | Romania Roma pushed to the dirty outskirts of the city Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention By Gundula Haage 11/02/2023
