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.
by Brit Weaver, 21 September 2012.
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.
by Kate Beioley, 05 September 2012.
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
by Brit Weaver, 31 August 2012.
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.
Posted in Development, News From Argentina, TOP STORY0 Comments
by Grace Protopapas, 16 August 2012.
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.
Posted in Environment, Film, TOP STORY0 Comments
by Kelsey Jost-Creegan, 09 August 2012.
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.
Posted in Human Rights, TOP STORY0 Comments
by Nic Pollock, 25 July 2012.
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
by Allendria Brunjes, 23 July 2012.
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
by Nic Pollock, 19 July 2012.
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.
Posted in Environment0 Comments
by Gracie Protopapas, 18 July 2012.
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
by Marc Rogers, 17 July 2012.
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.
Posted in Human Rights, Literature, TOP STORY0 Comments
This week we revisit Sanra Ritten's piece from 2008 which is the ultimate guide to 'naughty' Argentine slang and expressions.