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Tag: Paraguay

 

Paraguay: A Look Inside Aché Indigenous Communities

Global Voices Region: Paraguay

Written by Silvia Viñas For much of their history, the Aché indigenous people in Paraguay have been struggling to preserve their territory. Now, the Aché are using citizen media to preserve their la... more

Views: 937
 

Ranchers caught red-handed – from space

Survivalinternational Region: Paraguay

Wealthy landowners in Paraguay have been caught red-handed after newly-released satellite images showed their startling destruction of almost 4,000 hectares of forest – which is inhabited by uncontacted India... more

Views: 1535
 

Tribe’s SOS to save uncontacted families from extinction

Survivalinternational Region: Paraguay

 Leaders of an isolated South American tribe have issued a desperate public appeal on behalf of their family members hiding in forest targeted by cattle ranchers. Some members of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode ... more

Views: 1472
 

Ban Ki-moon urged to remove Brazilian ranchers from UN ‘Global Compact’

Survivalinternational Region: Paraguay

 Survival is calling for Brazilian cattle-ranchers involved in a controversial scheme to bulldoze uncontacted Indians’ land in Paraguay to be removed from the UN’s‘Global Compact’. The cattle-... more

Views: 1567
 

SURVIVAL NAMES WINNER OF "GREENWASHING AWARD" 2010

Survivalinternational Region: Paraguay

 A Brazilian company bulldozing an uncontacted tribe’s land in Paraguay has won Survival International's "Greenwashing Award 2010."     The company, Yaguarete Pora S.A., has won the award ... more

Views: 1277
 

The Day After For River

Juan Arango Region: Argentina

River Plate are enduring one of their biggest crises in team history and the light that was at the end of the tunnel seemed to be a train coming full speed. After bringing a huge contingency to Asunción as the Millonari... more

Views: 1348
 

Nobel Prize Winner Wants to Advise Paraguay's President

Global Voices Region: Paraguay

Posted by Eduardo Avila to Global Voices Online The winner of a Nobel Prize in Economy, Joseph Stiglitz will be in Paraguay later this month to participate in the inaugural events of incoming president Fernando Lugo. He w... more

Views: 1540
Tags: Paraguay , Economy , Stiglitz , Lugo , Que
 

Paraguay: More Blogger Reactions to Lugo Victory

Global Voices Region: Paraguay

by Muna Annahas Fernando Lugo , the ex-Catholic bishop candidate for the Alianza Patriotica Para el Cambio (Patriotic Alliance for Change), was recently elected Paraguay's new President in the elections held on April 20... more

Views: 1279
Tags: Paraguay , Election
 

Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Becomes Next President

Global Voices Region: Paraguay

- by Eduardo Avila  Paraguay went to the polls to elect its next president on April 20th. Gathering nearly 41% of the vote was the former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo. His victory ends a 61 year... more

Views: 1885
 

Paraguay: Ex-Pat Bloggers Share New Experiences

Global Voices Region: Paraguay

    by Muna Annahas         The way foreigners see Paraguay, what, and how they feel when they first arrive to Paraguay can be quite an interesting subject. Some stay for a short... more

Views: 1388




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