One of ENCA’s members, James, is lucky enough to be planning a year travelling to a few corners of the world, with plans to visit Egypt before heading to Latin America – volunteering with and hopefully developing further links for partners of ENCA in Central America.
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In this edition Patricia Blanco explores the controversial Turtle “egg poaching” in Costa Rica and Tobie Roffey looks at how Costa Rica is putting its eco-reputation at risk. Barney Thompson updates us on the violence faced by journalists in Honduras, and Jason Searing shares the successes at Los Zorros Turtle Project in Nicaragua.
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Our Marine Matters special explores the impact of people and corporations on these complex systems. Mangroves are a focus: Grettel Navas Obando introduces the notion of Blue Carbon; Stephanie Williamson reports on their contamination in El Salvador; and we look at the rise of shrimp producing ‘gangsters’ in Honduras.
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We examine the true cost of gold in Honduras and report on a Salvadoran anti-mining champion being recognised internationally as an environmental champion. We cover the battle to protect indigenous cultures and biodiversity in La Moskitia and The Banana Coast, Honduras.
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We pay tribute to the Costa Rican union leader Carlos Aguedro Mora and his campaigns against the notorious pesticide Nemagon. Didier Leiton Valverde and Antonio Ramirez report on the human rights abuses of anti-mining activists in E l Salvador. Clay Gordon details the unfair trade between Kraft and Belizean cocoa farmers.
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Unicorn Grocery, Manchester donated to ENCA £5564 from their 4% Fund. ENCA used this to support Honduran NGOs CIDICCO for education in agricultural diversity ($4100); and COPINH for Medicinal Herb Garden ($4000).
IPES Permaculture for training days, $1347
Clinica Xochilt Materials for Training Workshops, $320
SITRAP Costa Rica Banana Workers union, for small expenses on UK tour, £100
SELVA for small expenses for Environment Day celebrations, £15
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SELVA admin expenses $500
NSC UK for DVD, £25
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This issue starts with two articles of Panamanian Indigenous struggles and successes against hydroelectric dam projects that threaten their land. Several articles respond to the June Honduran coup – Martin Mowforth summarises the issues and we publish the indigenous Garifuna and COPINH organisation’s condemnation of repression and assassination attempts.
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