Santiago Carneri
Asunción, Paraguay
Santiago Carneri is a foreing journalist based in Asunción, Paraguay. He is a freelance reporter, photographer and videographer based in Paraguay since 2013, where combines personal long-term projects with editorial and…
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Your barbecue is contributing to deforestation and it’s harming some of the world’s most vulnerable indigenous people: here’s how to avoid that
The article discusses the challenges faced by the Ayoreo Totobiegosode people, an indigenous group in South America, as they adapt to life outside the forest and strive to protect their land. It highlights the lack of attention from the press and society towards indigenous issues, such as deforestation, mineral extraction, and drug trafficking. The article also touches on the exploitation of natural resources in South America by European and US companies, often leading to environmental harm and violence against indigenous communities. The viral video of the Tsapanawas' first contact with outsiders is mentioned as a rare moment of global attention to such issues. The piece criticizes the destruction of forests for products like charcoal, which is linked to companies like Bricapar and sold in European supermarkets. It concludes with a call to be conscious of product origins and to pressure supermarkets to reject environmentally harmful products.
Urban acupuncture against gang violence
A Colombian NGO is using social cartography to transform the most popular neighborhoods of Cartagena de Indias in an effort to reduce insecurity and combat the violence of gangs by intervening in deteriorated urban environments.
