DW World in Progress (Radio) • 31st March 2021 RADIO: Producing coffee during a pandemic The pandemic hasn’t been easy for Coffee producers in Colombia. Testing in remote areas is nearly non-existent and many workers refuse to follow hygiene rules.
Coda Story (online feature) • 1st March 2021 Self-medication & disinformation fuel Colombia’s pandemic Colombia has been deluged with coronavirus-related misinformation but experts say home remedies and over-the-counter medications makes it more vulnerable to disinformation.
Undark Magazine (MIT) [online] • 4th March 2020 In a TV Host's Bombast, Colonial Science Lives On American TV host and self-styled "adventurer" Forrest Galante claimed he found a rare reptile, but it was already documented by Colombian researcher Sergio Balaguera-Reina.
Science Magazine (AAAS) [Online] • 25th February 2019 Colombia's Biodiversity researchers seek relief from red tape Many Colombian researchers say the cumbersome, stressful process has prompted them to give up on studies involving the nation’s more than 62,000 native species.
Nature (News service) [In Print Magazine] • 28th February 2019 Spanish science reforms aim to make life easier for parents The Spanish government has passed reforms to the nation’s scientific system that will cut red tape and make life easier for researchers — especially parents.
Nature (News service) [In Print Magazine] • 25th October 2018 Strict EU ruling on gene-edited crops squeezes science Three months after the European Union’s top court gave gene-edited crops the same stringent legal status as GMOs, researchers world-wide feel the pinch.
Nature (News service) [In Print Magazine] • 9th January 2019 Colombia announces its first-ever science ministry Colombian scientists are cautiously optimistic after the country’s Senate voted to create the nation’s first Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
COSMOS Magazine Australia (online) • 5th August 2019 Ex-guerrillas learn biodiversity and business models Ex-guerrillas in Colombia are learning about how they can use the latest technology and scientific knowledge to help them launch or improve ecotourism businesses.
COSMOS Magazine Australia (online) • 28th October 2019 Australian scientists helping Nepal navigate water management Australia's CSIRO is working with Nepalese colleagues to implement a scientifically sound and socially equitable water management plan in the Kamala Basin, an important irrigated agriculture zone
Coda Currents Podcast • 25th February 2021 PODCAST: Covid-19 misinformation in Colombia (Starts 08:18) In Colombia, Covid-19 misinformation is spreading from the cities to the countryside, Andrew Wight reports on the ground from Medellin, Colombia.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 17th February 2021 Why Aren’t There More Journal Papers by African Geoscientists? Tanzanian Tumaini Mutungi Kamulali spent years analyzing core data taken from the longest freshwater lake in the world his analysis took place in Arizona.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 22nd December 2020 How the Faithful Are Fighting COVID in Post-Hurricane Honduras Governments and NGOs of all stripes are aiming to get mask and sanitizer to those displaced by two devastating November hurricanes in Honduras and fight a surge in COVID-19
New Scientist Magazine (online) • 30th July 2020 How refugee camps in Bangladesh defend against Covid-19 Coronavirus has begun spreading around refugee settlements, but in one of the world’s largest refugee camp complexes a worst-case scenario may have been avoided.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 28th July 2020 Churches Alone Can't Stop The Killing of Forest Defenders Colombia and the Brazilian Amazon remain two major hotspots for deadly attacks on environmental defenders, a new report from human rights NGO Global Witness reveals.
New Scientist Magazine (online) • 1st July 2020 Drug cartels are driving deforestation in Guatemala Drug traffickers in Central America have been known to practise “narco-ranching”, in which they launder cash by buying land and cattle, then selling the meat in Mexico for clean money.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 4th November 2020 Feature: Measuring Massive Magnetic Meteorites In 2019, a Smithsonian Institution warehouse looked like a scene from 1950s science fiction: a 2-meter prism of magnetic coils around a half-meter-long meteorite.
CityMetric (By New Statesman) • 10th June 2020 A museum takes the lead in Medellin's pandemic response When Covid-19 first hit Colombia in early March, Medellín's municipal government was already looking for ways to include cultural institutions in the city’s pandemic response.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 1st October 2020 COVID Clears the Skies for Earth-Observing Drones in Nepal Geospatial data provided by drones can be crucial for emergency preparedness and infrastructure planning in Nepal. Jetliners, however, can get in the way.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 3rd June 2020 Catholic Church Fights COVID-19 in Amazon Basin Less than a year ago, Colombian Indigneous leader Anitalia Piachi was addressing the Catholic Church’s leadership in Rome, now her community is hard-hit by COVID-19.
Ensia [Online Magazine Feature] • 2nd June 2020 Indigenous seed banks tackle multiple global challenges Experts say seeds from traditional agricultural varieties could help solve food shortages and malnutrition, as well as boost food system resilience to climate and cultural challenges.
