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December 8, 2010 by Mark Malijan

La Via Campesina

Close to 1,000 protestors march through downtown Cancun, Mexico during La Via Campesina’s Global Day of Action for Climate Justice in the second week of the 16th Conference of the Parties, on December 7, 2010. The march was organized by La Via Campesina International to protest the rights of indigenous peoples and farmers throughout the [...]

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December 2, 2010 by Mark Malijan

In the Jungle, the Mayan Jungle

The Much’ Kanan K’aax reserve is located in the Mayan jungle and covers 1,230 hectares of land in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The name is a Mayan expression meaning “Together we take care of the jungle”. More than 200 Mayan community members own and take care of the land. Each member is expected [...]