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.
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.
NBC News (USA)- online feature • 19th March 2020 Experts warn of Venezuela's hidden COVID-19 crisis Experts from Venezuela are warning that an already-crippled health care system makes it likely the country will be hit hard by COVID-19, which will in turn affect the entire Latin American region.
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.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 4th November 2019 Women Forge New Path for Catholic Church in Amazon Anitalia Pijachi is an outspoken, non-religious, Indigenous woman from Colombia – But for the last few weeks, she's helped shape dialogue at the highest echelons of the Catholic Church.
The Week [UK magazine] • 3rd November 2019 Colombia's growing sustainable farming movement For over 20 years, Carlos Osorio, 65, was a conventional farmer outside the central Colombian village of El Carmen de Viboral — spraying pesticides every single day.
Public Radio International (PRI) • 9th August 2019 Indigenous land rights key to climate adaption: UN UN says land tenure of Indigenous and traditional landholders is key to climate adaption but Colombia warn they can’t protect the forests if they can’t protect themselves.
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.
NBC News (USA)- online feature • 26th January 2019 Vaccinations for Venezuelans at Colombian Border Mothers are crossing from Venezuela to Colombia just to get their babies vaccinated because because the Venezuelan health system can't help.
The Daily Telegraph (UK) [Global Health section] • 12th December 2018 Mothers and kids pay the price of Venezuela meltdown Worried mothers clutch sick children who are presenting with a mix of maladies, but this isn't a doctor's waiting room, it's a migrant centre.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 12th December 2018 Venezuelan Kids Are Crossing the Border to Get an Education At the Colombia-Venezuela border, there are a surprising number of kids in school uniforms, who live in Venezuela and daily cross the border just to go to school.
World Politics Review (online) • 10th September 2018 China Uses Space Diplomacy to Extend Influence in LatAm In Latin America, China’s space diplomacy takes on an added dimension because the majority of the 17 countries that still recognize Taiwan are located here.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 5th June 2019 Colombian Indigenous Students Blast Into Solar Future A NASA rocket will carry a science project from Nestor Epinayu, 16, and his fellow science club members from a small Indigenous community in Colombia.
COSMOS Magazine Australia (online) • 20th March 2019 Australian effort to eliminate dengue faces Colombian test Scientists led by an Australian entomologist have been working on a novel concept to eliminate Dengue by breeding and releasing thousands of them.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 5th March 2019 Girls’ Love of Science Takes Root in Rural Colombia In an isolated part of Colombia better known for rice, pineapples, and paramilitaries, something else is taking root: the next generation of female scientists.
The Daily Telegraph (UK) [Print] • 4th February 2019 Venezuela cracks down on TV + radio stations/journalists At 8pm on the day Juan Guaidó swore himself in as Venezuela's interim leader, police raided local television stations in the western oil city of Maracaibo.
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.
Mongabay Environmental News • 11th December 2018 Scientists team up with indigenous, faithful to fight for forests An alliance of scientists, indigenous peoples and religious leaders met in Colombia in November to determine how church leaders can help drive environmental policy.
Mongabay Environmental News • 21st September 2018 Space tech to improve palm oil transparency in Colombia Keeping an eye on what is going on out in the vast countryside of Colombia’s palm oil plantations is a challenge. But that may be about to change.
NBC News (USA)- online feature • 9th September 2018 Hope Remains for Forests in Post-Conflict Zones A growing body of research suggests newly post-conflict areas provide a golden opportunity to tackle the challenge of deforestation.
