Tag Archives: indigenous people

Loss

Posted on September 1, 2023 by borderslynn

I begin by quoting a paragraph from the newsletter of Butterfly Conservation: Sadly, as our State of Butterflies 2022 reported earlier this year, 80% of butterfly species have decreased since the 1980’s – this drop is telling us that our … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Amazon forest, ban oil, biodiversity, Ecuador, fossil fuels, guardians, human rights, indigenous people, law, oil DRILLING, persecution, pristine land, protection of wilderness | Leave a comment

Salts: global trade and mining

Posted on December 18, 2018 by borderslynn

Salts are mined to meet the need of humans, and these needs are many. Phosphates, for example, are needed by present day intensive farming for fertiliser for quality crops and animal feeds which contain minerals ‘essential’ for the development of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged corruption, food industry, indigenous people, lack of human rights, land degradation, mining, phosphates, refugees, salts, theft | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: indigenous people

Loss

Salts: global trade and mining

Where did we come from? Where are we going?