Feature stories

Giving their lives to stop a gold mine in El Salvador
Feature Story | Nov 03, 2011
Award-winning environmental leader Francisco Pineda on the fight to protect his country's land and water--and the high price of victory.

Nine hectares of hope: an irrigation project promises better harvests for Ethiopian farmers
Feature Story | Nov 02, 2011
With the help of an Oxfam partner, local farmers have tapped well water to nourish their fields in the Central Rift Valley.

Oxfam takes the fight against cholera to rural Haiti
Feature Story | Oct 31, 2011
In remote communities where the risk of death by cholera is heightened by rugged terrain, Oxfam is making water safer.

Business partnership promotes resilience and environmental preparedness
Feature Story | Oct 28, 2011
PREP is a partnership formed to address the risks and opportunities climate change poses to businesses and communities.

Where there's water, there's hope: Tapping the potential of a river in West Arsi
Feature Story | Oct 24, 2011
For more than 400 farmers along the Gurracho River, water now flows in abundance to their fields through a new irrigation system.

With insurance, loans, and confidence, this Ethiopian farmer builds her resilience
Feature Story | Oct 24, 2011
Selas Samson Biru is using her entrepreneurial spirit--and the security she has from her insurance--to build a more secure future for her family.

At the heart of the El Salvador flood response: partnership
Feature Story | Oct 22, 2011
When a major storm strikes El Salvador, preparedness and local partnerships make all the difference.

Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
Feature Story | Oct 18, 2011
Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western highlands.

More than 1 million growers are now embracing innovative approaches to producing more rice
Feature Story | Oct 06, 2011
System of Rice Intensification helps small-scale farmers in Vietnam.