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- Pasture pressure
- Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
- Building a better well
- Steady supply of water in rehabilitated well brings joy to a community in southern Ethiopia.
- First the rivers, then the forests: a fragile balance
- Rural communities are struggling to survive as they lose their resources one at a time.
- "This is the future"
- After centuries of discrimination and a decade of legal work supported by Oxfam, the indigenous Chiquitano people of eastern Bolivia now have legal title to ...
- "Without land there is no life"
- Elba Flores, head of research at the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), describes the struggle of the Chiquitano people to overcome racism.
- Defending the people, and Lake Izabal
- Despite threats to her life, Eloyda Mejía raises awareness about industrial mining near a beautiful lake in eastern Guatemala.
- "We are united"
- An indigenous Q'eq'chi community in Guatemala struggles to defend its agricultural land.
- Bolivian legal research organization firebombed
- Oxfam America's South America regional office expressed concern and sympathy regarding the attack on the Centre for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
- Coffee growers earn a better price, protect the environment
- Oxfam America invests in eco-friendly coffee processing, and helps farmers grow a world-class crop.
- From Cancun to Miami
- The FTAA Threat to Development in the Hemisphere
- Grounds for Change
- Market volatility and declining terms of trade, along with inadequate access to infrastructure, financial resources, and market information, put sustainable ...
- The Majaz effect
- What is the likely environmental impact of Minera Majaz's proposed copper mine?
- Rodolfo Pocop: an indigenous perspective on mining in Guatemala
- New economic realities in Central America reveal strong concerns about the future of Mayan culture.
- Referendum on Rio Blanco mining project
- "Do you agree with having mining activity in the district of Carmen de la Frontera?" This is the question that thousands of citizens will answer on Sunday ...
- Pollution risk at new gold mine in Ghana exposed
- Journalist in Ghana writes about environmental risks, wins award.
- Peruvian village sees pollution, few benefits from gas pipeline project
- Gas spills and lack of attention to community development raise questions in the forest villages of indigenous people affected by the Camisea pipeline.
- Oxfam America denounces death threats against rights advocate in Peru
- Calls on the authorities to investigate death threats and intimidation.
- New attention on ChevronTexaco case
- President of Ecuador speaks out on environment as indigenous leaders press for justice at shareholder meeting.
- Majority who voted say 'No' to Majaz Mining Company
- Citizens express their will in peaceful referendum in Peru.
- Interview: Pablo Fajardo
- Pablo Fajardo is the Amazon Defense Front's legal coordinator for the case against Texaco.
- Improvements big and small in East Asia
- Oxfam America partner Green Watershed helps local villagers preserve their way of life through their own expertise.
- Human rights violations follow the money
- Groundbreaking hearings on the responsibility of the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to respect human rights exposes violations related to loans ...
- Green Watershed wins second award of the year
- Oxfam partner in China wins water conservation-themed competition.
- Green Watershed earns top honors
- Oxfam partner wins award for sustainable development project in China.
- Amazon Defense Front wins prestigious environmental prize
- Luis Yanza and Pablo Fajardo of Ecuador are recognized for their effort to protect the natural world with the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2008.
- Chile: Struggling for the right to decide
- Farmers use the law to defend their water and their rights—but can't block a massive tailings dam.
- Conflict surrounds expansion of Peru gold mine
- Local communities turn to legal measures to protect land, water.
- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Sector in Peru
- A Proposed Mine in Tambogrande, Peru: An Alternative Look
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2002
- Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
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