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Still Wounded By 2009 Coup, With Fraud Hovering Overhead, Honduras Heads For Elections That End Historic Bipartisanship, George Rodrã­Guez Nov 2013

Still Wounded By 2009 Coup, With Fraud Hovering Overhead, Honduras Heads For Elections That End Historic Bipartisanship, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Food Sovereignty: An Alternative Paradigm For Poverty Reduction And Biodiversity Conservation In Latin America, M Jahi Chappell, Hannah Wittman, Christopher M. Bacon, Bruce G. Ferguson, Luis García Barrios, Raúl García Barrios, Daniel Jaffee, Jefferson Lima, V. Ernesto Méndez,, Helda Morales, Lorena Soto-Pinto, John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto Nov 2013

Food Sovereignty: An Alternative Paradigm For Poverty Reduction And Biodiversity Conservation In Latin America, M Jahi Chappell, Hannah Wittman, Christopher M. Bacon, Bruce G. Ferguson, Luis García Barrios, Raúl García Barrios, Daniel Jaffee, Jefferson Lima, V. Ernesto Méndez,, Helda Morales, Lorena Soto-Pinto, John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto

Environmental Studies and Sciences

Strong feedback between global biodiversity loss and persistent, extreme rural poverty are major challenges in the face of concurrent food, energy, and environmental crises. This paper examines the role of industrial agricultural intensification and market integration as exogenous socio-ecological drivers of biodiversity loss and poverty traps in Latin America. We then analyze the potential of a food sovereignty framework, based on protecting the viability of a diverse agroecological matrix while supporting rural livelihoods and global food production. We review several successful examples of this approach, including ecological land reform in Brazil, agroforestry, milpa, and the uses of wild varieties in …


President Enrique Peã±A Nieto’S Administration Apparently Cancels Construction Of New Refinery In Hidalgo State, Carlos Navarro Nov 2013

President Enrique Peã±A Nieto’S Administration Apparently Cancels Construction Of New Refinery In Hidalgo State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Paraguay’S Congress Clears Controversial "Privatization" Law, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2013

Paraguay’S Congress Clears Controversial "Privatization" Law, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


U.N. Human Rights Review Urges Mexico To Improve Protections For Journalists, Carlos Navarro Oct 2013

U.N. Human Rights Review Urges Mexico To Improve Protections For Journalists, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Kidnappers Without Borders: An Epidemic In Need Of Global Solutions, Caroline Gray Mcglamry Oct 2013

Kidnappers Without Borders: An Epidemic In Need Of Global Solutions, Caroline Gray Mcglamry

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Non-Marital Civil Union Proposed In Peru, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Oct 2013

Non-Marital Civil Union Proposed In Peru, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Rights Advocates Question "Suspicious" Shutdown Of El Salvador’S Tutela Legal, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Oct 2013

Rights Advocates Question "Suspicious" Shutdown Of El Salvador’S Tutela Legal, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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New Report Reveals U.S. Spying Operations On Ex-President Felipe Calderã³N, Carlos Navarro Oct 2013

New Report Reveals U.S. Spying Operations On Ex-President Felipe Calderã³N, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Bolivia Calls For Regional Effort Against Corruption, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2013

Bolivia Calls For Regional Effort Against Corruption, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ex-Soldier Accused Of Killing Chilean Singer Vã­Ctor Jara Faces U.S. Civil Suit, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Oct 2013

Ex-Soldier Accused Of Killing Chilean Singer Vã­Ctor Jara Faces U.S. Civil Suit, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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Costa Rica Says Nicaragua Adds Insult To Injury, Maintains Diplomacy As Battlefield; Icj Meets Again On Request For More Measures, George Rodrã­Guez Oct 2013

Costa Rica Says Nicaragua Adds Insult To Injury, Maintains Diplomacy As Battlefield; Icj Meets Again On Request For More Measures, George Rodrã­Guez

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Center-Left Parties Pushing For Public Referendum On Energy Reforms, Carlos Navarro Oct 2013

Center-Left Parties Pushing For Public Referendum On Energy Reforms, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Researchers Seek Ways To Preserve Indigenous Languages In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Oct 2013

Researchers Seek Ways To Preserve Indigenous Languages In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Nsa Spying Damages U.S. Relations With Latin America, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2013

Nsa Spying Damages U.S. Relations With Latin America, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuador Forgets, Colombia Wins, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Oct 2013

Ecuador Forgets, Colombia Wins, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


U.S. Treasury Identifies Honduran Drug Kingpins, U.S. Ambassador Warns Against Aiding Traffickers, Crackdown On Businesses Ends Successfully, George Rodrã­Guez Oct 2013

U.S. Treasury Identifies Honduran Drug Kingpins, U.S. Ambassador Warns Against Aiding Traffickers, Crackdown On Businesses Ends Successfully, George Rodrã­Guez

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Oil Exploration, Renewable Resources To Help Uruguay Reach Energy Independence, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2013

Oil Exploration, Renewable Resources To Help Uruguay Reach Energy Independence, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Minustah Lingers On In Haiti, Despite Calls For It To Leave And Despite Reduction In Its Numbers, George Rodrã­Guez Oct 2013

Minustah Lingers On In Haiti, Despite Calls For It To Leave And Despite Reduction In Its Numbers, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Crackdown On Contraband Along Guatemala's Northern Border, Louisa Reynolds Oct 2013

Crackdown On Contraband Along Guatemala's Northern Border, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Un Environment Programme Honors Mexican Environmental Advocate Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo For Work In Creating Biosphere In Querã©Taro State, Carlos Navarro Oct 2013

Un Environment Programme Honors Mexican Environmental Advocate Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo For Work In Creating Biosphere In Querã©Taro State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Judge Questions Circumstances Surrounding Arrest Of Teachers Union Leader Elba Esther Gordillo, Carlos Navarro Oct 2013

Judge Questions Circumstances Surrounding Arrest Of Teachers Union Leader Elba Esther Gordillo, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Boletín V.19:No.1 (2013), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute Oct 2013

Boletín V.19:No.1 (2013), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

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Latin-America, Mauricio E. Novoa Oct 2013

Latin-America, Mauricio E. Novoa

Student Publications

A poem describing the Prince George's County and Montgomery County Latin American communities in Maryland.


The Queries To Google Search As Predictors Of Migration Flows From Latin America To Spain, Dawid Wladyka Oct 2013

The Queries To Google Search As Predictors Of Migration Flows From Latin America To Spain, Dawid Wladyka

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Recently, the development of global network and ITC technology provided new opportunities to improve the estimations and predictability of migration flows. The activity of users of e-mail and other web-based services was compared in time and space in order to track international human mobility. At the same time, the IP based geolocation linked to Google Search proved to be efficient in geographically tracking the outbreaks of several illnesses, and also in predicting changes in economic indicators and travel patterns. This research draws from both experiences. It compares the popularity of migration-to-Spain related queries introduced to Google Search in Argentina, Colombia …


Did The World Fail Ecuador?, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Sep 2013

Did The World Fail Ecuador?, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Rio Protests Disappearance Of Poor Favela Resident, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Sep 2013

Rio Protests Disappearance Of Poor Favela Resident, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Salvadoran 'Jesuit-Massacre' Suspect Jailed In U.S. For Immigration Violations, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Sep 2013

Salvadoran 'Jesuit-Massacre' Suspect Jailed In U.S. For Immigration Violations, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Dominican Republic Hit By Corruption Scandals, Crosby Girã³N Sep 2013

Dominican Republic Hit By Corruption Scandals, Crosby Girã³N

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Severe Storms Hit Mexico From Both Coasts, Causing Severe Damage In Much Of The Country, Carlos Navarro Sep 2013

Severe Storms Hit Mexico From Both Coasts, Causing Severe Damage In Much Of The Country, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.