The Guardians of the Amazon

Activism / Ecology / Human rights / Politics

The Guardians of the Amazon

Time is running out. In Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, we continue to lose the Amazon. The medicines we take come from the Amazon. Gold, cobalt, wood, meat and much more are extracted from the Amazon every day. Does this mean that our species is doomed? No, we refuse to be fatalistic. The Guardians of the Amazon was born on 3 April 2024. This is a new kind of Colombian NGO, designed to unite modern people and indigenous populations to…

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4/4/2024
Chronicles / Travels

Sajama, the mountain with a thousand curiosities and which looks out over Bolivia

The Sajama is high: 6542 meters. It is beautiful: people come from all over the world to contemplate it. He is proud: it is the highest peak in Bolivia. It is a colossus, a pillar that measures an unspoiled region, in which pink flamingos rub shoulders with queñuas, the tallest trees on the planet. In this period of pandemic, the village of Sajama is difficult to reach. And once there, no restaurant is open. Only a stubborn hostal, the Parinacota,…

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14/3/2021
Chronicles / Ecology / Travels

Lithium at the Uyuni Salt Flat, one of the world’s greatest wonders under threat

One might think that to get closer to the heavens, the mountain peaks would be our best stairs, that their erect phalanges holding the clouds in their course would offer mountaineers a unique spectacle of the union of the top and the bottom, between Ouranos and Gaïa. I discovered that this is not the case: the most suitable place to witness the birth of Chronos and Time is the Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia. Covering an area of ​​10,500 km2…

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1/2/2021
Archaelogy / Press/books / Travels

Decolonizing archeology: the Sistine Chapel of Guaviare

Western archeology is still dependent on a form of colonialist thought. For example, I take the recent Guardian article, 'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest, picked up by newspapers around the world. The site is said to be so new "that it wouldn't even have a name", according to the "discoverer explorers". The place is said to be infested "with crocodiles, snakes and by FARC guerrillas" (with which it would be necessary to negotiate),…

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17/12/2020
Activism / Anthropology / Ecology

The environment does not need to be made

This is a response to the very deep and knowledgeable article written by Stephen Corry, The best conservationists made our environment and can save it. Stephen is the director of the formidable NGO Survival International. He has field expertise and a deep philosophical approach to indigenous people. He does not fell in the trap of the 19th century's romanticism or 18th century's Rousseauism. He has developed a personal philosophy on how modernity can accommodate with indigenous people, based on years…

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27/12/2019
Ecology / USA

Has Safari Club International just made an insightful mistake on Zambia’s ban of elephant trophies ?

Safari Club International is an extremely efficient lobbying organisation that may have made a mistake demonstrating how powerful they are. During the "African Wildlife Consultative Forum" in Arusha, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lifted the ban on import of Zimbabwe elephant trophies. The problem is that Safari Club International announced the ban as aiming not only to Zimbabwe, but also to Zambia. Should we expect soon a new lift, due to the pressure of the hunter's lobbying group? Who…

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17/11/2017
Activism / Articles / Human rights / Politics

How Cuba undermines human rights: A true human rights defender can’t support Cuba

A long time ago, I considered Cuba as a power against a uniform, unequal and tough Western-driven world. Cuba was the sand in the gears, reminding everybody that women’s rights and minorities’ rights have to stay high on the agenda. This was my belief until I started working in the human rights field. Whilst it is true that Cuba is facing one of the most prominent long-lasting injustices of our time (the US Embargo), the Caribbean Island is also creating…

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20/4/2014
blog / Computers / wordpress

How to add a search function to NextGen gallery wordpress plugin

NextGen gallery is quite a nice plugin. But it lacks a function, a very obvious one... the possibility to search inside the pictures name, alternative text or description. Wouldn't be nice if you can, with only one search query, display pictures from your gallery matching the searching terms, as well as you posts? I'm not a coder. Not at all. But it still works like a charm. If you know how to edit you theme, here are the modifications you…

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26/9/2008