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World Economic Forum looks to get a GRIP on global regulatory environment
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
A new piece written by the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s head of digital inclusion, Kelly Ommundsen, looks at the gap between technological advancement and regulation, and introduces the Global Regulatory Innovation Platform (GRIP), a collaboration...
The Weight of China in Ecuador: Broken Promises, Debt, and Consequences – PART II
Dialogo Magazine
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July 7, 2025
At the start of the 21st century, when Ecuador was facing the closure of Western financing due to high debt, China burst onto the scene with million-dollar loans, promises of accelerated development, and a seductive discourse of cooperation...
Philippe Rahm on reconsidering the tools of the discipline with climatic architecture
STIRworld
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At the time of writing this, Europe is grappling with an unprecedented heatwave. The extreme climatic conditions have forced school closures and disruption of public services in France, a sanctioned ban on outdoor work in Italy, power outages and...
Globe Climate: Another tick-infested summer
The Globe and Mail
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July 7, 2025
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Inter-American court affirms legal right to a healthy climate
JURIST
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July 5, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis. The court’s Advisory Opinion OC-32/25, issued on...
Development Banks’ Factory Farm Investments Harm the Climate and Local Communities
Common Dreams
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July 6, 2025
The World Bank’s mission is to “create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.” However, the institution, along with its peer development partners, pumps billions of dollars into factory farming, appearing to turn a blind eye to the...
Contributor: We still rely on gasoline. Why is California adding to the cost and the pollution?
Los Angeles Times
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July 6, 2025
California is a state of contradictions. We lead the nation in environmental regulation, tout our clean energy goals with pride and champion a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. Yet despite this green image, our economy — and daily life —...
Top Latam human rights court says states duty-bound to act on climate crisis
The Gleaner
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July 6, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change – a move expected to shape policy and litigation...
Latnord gears up for mining sustainability focused conference in Luleå
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 5, 2025
IM is the official Media Partner of the forthcoming international conference The Nordics and Latin America: Sustainable Mining in Luleå, Sweden. This is the second edition of the event, organised by Latnord, the first having been held in 2024 in...
Pipeline Disruption Slashes Ecuador Output by 133,000 bpd
Oil Price
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July 5, 2025
Ecuador’s state oil company, Petroecuador, has declared force majeure on its operations after both major crude pipelines, SOTE and OCP, halted flows due to worsening erosion in the Amazonian province of Napo. The company suspended activities this...
Latin America’s top human rights court says countries have a duty to act on climate change
Euronews
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July 4, 2025
By Steven Grattan with AP Published on 04/07/2025 - 9:08 GMT+2 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the...
Rafael Correa Exposes Transferable Ink Fraud in Ecuador’s Presidential Election with OAS Evidence
teleSUR
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July 5, 2025
Ecuador election controversy: Correa claims vote manipulation through transferable ink. Photo: @cnegobec/X. July 4, 2025 Hour: 10:21 pm Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa reveals evidence of ink transfer on ballots during the April 2025...
Ecuadorian Anti-Mining Coalition Warns of Repression Under New Laws
teleSUR
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Police repress protests in the Las Naves community, Ecuador, June 26, 2025. x/ @miningwatch July 3, 2025 Hour: 1:23 pm On Wednesday, Ecuador’s National Anti-Mining Front (FNA) denounced a smear campaign by mainstream media and multinational...
Latin America’s Top Human Rights Court Sets ‘Blueprint for Action’ on Climate Crisis
The Energy Mix
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July 4, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) —In a landmark advisory opinion Thursday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights linked governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change—a move expected to shape policy...
Immersing Buyers In U.S. Wheat Production
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 7, 2025
While harvest is underway in many parts of the nation, U.S. Wheat Associates is still promoting American wheat to overseas buyers. Groups from Ecuador, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines will be in the U.S. to observe harvest in wheat fields across...
Morocco, Ecuador Reiterate Willingness To Further Bolster Bilateral Ties
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Ecuador reiterated on Friday in Rabat their mutual willingness to further strengthen the development of their bilateral relations. Following the meeting held between the Minister of...
Ecuadorian fishing industry launches new national union
SeafoodSource
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Ecuadorian fishing industry groups have partnered to create a new national fishing union. The new organization, the Unión de Pescadores y Acuicultores del Ecuador, was announced on 18 June at the South Pacific Expopesca Convention in Guayaquil,...
How to craft laws that protect the most vulnerable to climate change
Canada's National Observer
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July 4, 2025
These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity. Jessica Kai Paisley is helping craft international laws that lift the voices of women and others whose...
Liberia, Ecuador Reaffirm Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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July 4, 2025
Rabat – Liberia and Ecuador have both reaffirmed their strong support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara during official visits to Rabat on Friday. Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, said her...
Educating in the 20th century for 21st century problems
Latinoamerica21
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July 7, 2025
Across much of Latin America, university academic offerings continue to follow an educational model inherited from the last century. The most in-demand degrees are still Law, Business Administration, Medicine, Civil Engineering, or Accounting,...