Languages
Saturday, May 30, 2026
News and Views from the Global South
MIGRATION-MEXICO: Crisis Sparked by Massacre Spurs Demands for In-depth Changes
Organisations working for the rights of undocumented immigrants are using the crisis triggered by the massacre of 72 migrants a few weeks ago near the U.S. border to press for in-depth changes in Mexico.MEXICO: Experts Denounce Slant in Corn Subsidies
The Mexican government's subsidies for corn (maize) production since 1994 have benefitted large- and medium-scale growers, to the detriment of small farmers, according to a new study by Mexican and U.S. researchers.
MEXICO: Responsible Tourism in a Lost Rural Paradise
It's a mixture of volunteer work and tourism. The visitor pays to spend a few weeks in contact with nature and carry out the chores of an organic farm. The idea behind it all is to cultivate environmental awareness.Mexico in Debt to the Disabled
Ángel Valencia was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Mexico four years ago with a bipolar disorder. Today, after treatment, he is back in society and is an activist with the Washington-based organisation Disability Rights International.
Mexican Fishers Throw a Lifeline to Lobsters
Faced with the voracious international demand for lobsters from the Mexican Pacific and Atlantic, fishers and environmental organisations have come together to institute sustainable lobstering practices -- although the financial benefits are slow in coming.LABOUR-MEXICO: Employment Agencies Multiply, But Regulation Lags
The global economic crisis has taken its toll in Mexico, as elsewhere, leading thousands of people to turn to private employment agencies to find jobs -- even though some of their labour rights may be left unprotected.
Responsible Tourism in a Lost Rural Paradise
A global network of small farms is promoting organic and sustainable farming, as well as responsible consumption habits, giving a boost to a new kind of tourism.
Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists
Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights.MEXICO: Environmentalist Peasants Seek Justice
Peasant activists Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera hope to find, at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the justice that eluded them in their home country of Mexico, to which they hope to return to rejoin their families.Women Pulling Out of the Technological Gap
When she gets up in the morning, Ghadeer Malek, a young Palestinian feminist activist, checks her Facebook page to keep up on new developments and messages linked to her work.MEXICO: The Voice of the Community Faces Numerous Threats
The Jenpoj ("winds of fire) community radio station in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, which plays an important role in keeping the Mixe indigenous community informed, has had its equipment confiscated and has fought and won a court case to get a broadcast license.MEXICO: Junk Food Regulations in Schools Fall Short, Consumer Groups Say
What was initially announced as a government ban on sales of junk food in schools has failed to keep fried and sugary foods out of the classrooms to which Mexico's 25 million primary and secondary students returned Monday after summer break.MEXICO: Capital Badly in Need of Urban Regeneration
Is urban regeneration feasible in Mexico's capital city? This is a question asked by planning experts and by a large proportion of the city's population. Some projects currently underway indicate that the answer could be yes.Mexican NGOs, Hard Up and Under Threat
Public safety is the top concern of Mexico's civil society organisations, but shortage of money is hampering their work, according to a study released this week in the capital.
MEXICO: Oil Workers at Sea Without a Safety Net
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reawakened concerns about labour conditions on Mexican drilling platforms.MEXICO: Road Construction Runs Counter to Climate Efforts
Every morning, Mexican biologist Luis Zambrano walks with his daughter to her school, less than a kilometre from his house, in the Magdalena Contreras district, located in the southwest of the Mexican capital.
MEXICO: Conservation Gaining Ground on Private Lands
The Mexican government is promoting the notion of private lands dedicated to sustainable use, a tool created in 1997 in this country with great biodiversity, but experts say there are still many shortcomings in the plan.Transport Workers Fear Job Losses from Climate Change Action
Transport workers are concerned that measures to mitigate climate change, like greenhouse gas emissions reduction, may put their jobs at risk, while experts are urging a transformation of the predominant transport model worldwide.
MEXICO: Poisonous Pesticides on the Doorstep
"People want to get rid of the factory. It has to go. There's already been an accident," a taxi driver said on the drive to the pesticide plant belonging to the Agricultura Nacional company in this southern Mexican city.MEXICO: Asbestos, a Toxic Neighbour
It's summertime, so the "Año de Juárez" public primary school in Barrios de San Lucas, a working-class neighbourhood on the east side of the Mexican capital, is deserted.
Private Environmental Protection Gaining Ground in Mexico
Privately managed protected areas cover 34 million hectares in Mexico, more than 17 percent of the country's territory, compared to 25 million hectares of federally protected lands.« Previous Page — Next Page »
The Week with IPS
NEXT STOP - SDGs
Tracking global progress towards a sustainable world
Tracking global progress towards a sustainable world
