Venezuela: Extraction of Natural Resources and Deception of a Country
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – One of the first things that come to mind when thinking about Venezuela is its natural resources, but more specifically it’s oil. The indigenous communities knew well...
View ArticleLadakh to Switzerland: Himalayan Engineer To Counter The Issue Of Fast...
New Delhi, India (VIAnews) – Living in Trans-Himalayan mountain desert of Ladakh, India is not just daunting, but it comes with lots of hardships for locals who face water shortage from time to time....
View ArticleCherry Blossom Festival: The Tradition in Inception
SHIMLA, India (ViaNews) – Of many exotic attractions Japan offers, the poetic image of pink cherry blossom flower of Springtime stands out. Among many other things, Cherry Blossom appreciation now has...
View ArticleA model to follow: The first self-sustainable school of Latin America
Montevideo, Uruguay (VIAnews) – What if someone had already figured out a way of building completely self-sufficient houses? Apparently, someone already did. Michael Reynolds is a 72-year-old architect...
View ArticleDelhi: A Polluted Dystopia?
NEW DELHI, India (ViaNews)– Indian Supreme Court banned fireworks in Delhi during this year’s Diwali celebration. Diwali is the foremost festive season of the city, and most of the country for that...
View ArticleThe most damaging ecological crime in Venezuela: “The Arco Minero del Orinoco”
CARACAS, Venezuela (VIANEWS) – One of the biggest lies of this century has emerged in Venezuela and is called the Arco Minero del Orinoco (AMO). The AMO was first announced by former president Hugo...
View ArticleArgentina Embraces a New Era Within the Renewable Energies Sector
Montevideo, Uruguay (ViaNews) – From December 4th to 7th, the “Energy Week” took place in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It´s an event organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE),...
View ArticleTo Protect Caribbean Biodiversity: UN Environment Programme Challenge
BOGOTA, Colombia (ViaNews) – The great variety of diversity of the Caribbean ecosystem makes it unique in the world, with more than 450 species of fish, 600 birds, 500 reptiles, 170 amphibians and 90...
View ArticleMillionaire Losses in Chile Due to Seven Invasive Species of Flora and Fauna
BOGOTA, Colombia (ViaNews) – Five mammals and two bushes are to blame for more than US$86.5 million in losses over the last five years in Chile. According to the study “Economic valuation of the impact...
View ArticleOil-mudslides flooding South Sudan
Trigged by an oil spill and subsequent heavy rainfall, waves of oil and contaminants-soaked mud are rolling over South Sudanese villages and farmlands, reports the Nile Institute of Environmental...
View ArticleGerman NGO struggle for clean water in South Sudan
MUNICH, Germany (ViaNews) – VENRO, a group of 120 Germany-based NGOs providing humanitarian and development assistance around the world, produced a report entitled “Uncomfortable partners – from...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Government Confirms Widespread Oil-caused Environmental Catastrophe
MUNICH, Germany (ViaNews) – In May 2018, the United Nation‘s Environment Programme published the South Sudan‘s First State of Environment Report and Outlook. From literally its first page on, the...
View ArticleDominican Republic Plastic Pollution: Landfills Unable to Cope With Huge...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (ViaNews) – The ocean garbage tragedy has hit the Dominican Republic shores. Plastic in our oceans may be a global phenomenon, but the Dominican Republic is now having...
View ArticleThe World Needs to Acknowledge that Climate Change is a Feminist Issue
LONDON (ViaNews) – With the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference approaching, it’s time to discuss the link between feminism and climate change. Studies have shown that climate change doesn’t have...
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