Can a tiny hot pepper help save the Amazon?

By Virginia Cross A traditional chilli pepper found on tables across the Peruvian Amazon is on its way to the U.K, thanks to the English non-profit Plant Your Future. Spicing up dishes with some of this Amazon heat connects straight back to farmers working to restore the rainforest. This tiny pepper, known as ají charapita, […]

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Camino Verde: el lado luminoso de la fuerza del mercado

  By Iván Ulchur-Rota Conocí a Robin Van Loon por Skype después de algunos intentos por conversar. Yo vivo en Quito, él estaba en Uganda y las diferencias horarias dificultaban que concretáramos una reunión. “¿Qué haces en un lugar tan lejano?” Le pregunté cuando al fin nos teníamos cara a cara. Después de todo,  había […]

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Consuming deforestation: Where are your standards?

  Jacob Olander   First it was hamburgers, then chocolate and now guacamole. Tropical forests are being relentlessly sacrificed for our far-away indulgences. Avocado growers are trashing native pine and oak forests in Mexico. A boom in cocoa planting comes at the expense of tropical forests in West Africa and Peru. And beef is responsible […]

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