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VIDEO: Vets in the Villas

VIDEO: Vets in the Villas

Brit Weaver spends a day with Fundaco, a foundation that sets up and operates free veterinary clinics in the villas in and around Buenos Aires.

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The Un-Enchanted Forest: The Fight for Bosque Alegre

The Un-Enchanted Forest: The Fight for Bosque Alegre

Kate Beioley tells the story of group of San Isidro residents who have got together to stop the destruction of the area’s native woodland and the privatisation of public land.

Posted in Current Affairs, Environment, News From Argentina, TOP STORY, Urban Life0 Comments

Qom As You Are: Saving Indigenous Languages in Argentina

Qom As You Are: Saving Indigenous Languages in Argentina

As a new bilingual school is inaugurated in an indigenous Qom community in Chaco, Brit Weaver analyses the decline of indigenous languages and the potentially positive effects of the school.

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On Now: Buenos Aires Green Film Festival

On Now: Buenos Aires Green Film Festival

Grace Protopapas takes a look at the 2012 Green Film Festival and how, through the movie lens, it hopes to encourage living an environmentally conscious life here in Buenos Aires.

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Indigenous Rights in Argentina: An Interview with Eulogio Frites

Indigenous Rights in Argentina: An Interview with Eulogio Frites

To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Kelsey Jost-Creegan speaks to Eulogio Frites, Argentina’s first indigenous lawyer, about the rights of indigenous communities in the country today.

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Terra-I: Mapping Latin America’s Disappearing Forests

Terra-I: Mapping Latin America’s Disappearing Forests

The forests of Latin America are disappearing at an alarming rate. Nic Pollock analyses the economic and political interests behind deforestation, and the new tools that can help raise awareness of the problem.

Posted in Environment, News From Argentina, News From Latin America, TOP STORY1 Comment

Buenos Aires Moves to Dispose of Plastic Bags

Buenos Aires Moves to Dispose of Plastic Bags

Buenos Aires is taking steps to get plastic shopping bags out of the city with a regulation that will slowly take the product away from store checkouts.

Posted in Environment, News From Argentina, TOP STORY0 Comments

All Aboard The Rainbow Warrior III

All Aboard The Rainbow Warrior III

On 11th July, The Rainbow Warrior made port in Buenos Aires. It will remain docked in front of the Buquebús terminal in Puerto Madero for another week, offering tours and spreading environmental awareness.

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Green Landfills: From Waste to Energy

Green Landfills: From Waste to Energy

Gracie Protopapas looks beyond the political war over rubbish, to discover that Argentine landfills are greener than many think, and finding ways to get greener.

Posted in Current Affairs, Environment, News From Argentina, TOP STORY1 Comment

The Man Who Interviewed Videla

The Man Who Interviewed Videla

Marc Rogers speaks to renowned journalist Ceferino Reato, whose latest book reconstructs Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship based on the exclusive first-hand testimony of chief protagonist, Jorge Videla.

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