ENCA produces 3 newsletters each year which are available digitally and in hard copy. The newsletters highlight both environmental struggles in Central America and the work of ENCA.
This edition of the ENCA newsletter asks ‘where are workers rights?’ Banana Link reports on how Guatemala is the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist. Pablo Rojas in and Didier Leitón Valverde discuss how pesticides in Costa Rica’s banana zones are seriously affecting pregnant women.
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In this edition Jason Searing examines the dangers faced by conservationists in Central America, we have more on Infinito Gold’s lawsuit against the Costa Rican government over a cancelled gold mining contract, along side updates on actions by Pacific Rim and Tahoe Resources and the San Juan de Arriba mine collapse in Honduras.
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In this edition Tim Volkmann examines the issues of oil and gas exploration in Central America. Amy Haworth Johns takes a look at the links between drug trafficking and deforestation, and Doug Specht gives a roundup of the regions elections. This issue also contains a report by Martin Mowforth on some of our partner organisations in Central America, and an update on the El Gran Canal, along with much more!
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In this edition Amy Haworth Johns explores the real cost of the Trans-Atlantic Canal and we hear more from James Watson on his flightless adventure visiting ENCA’s projects across Central America. Our friends at PROAH give an overview of the situation fced by opponents of the Agua Zarca Dam in Honduras and Doug Specht brings us more Mining News.
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Honduran Human Rights defender Dina Meza talks of her struggles following her visit to the UK. We hear from James Watson as he reports back on our ENCA-supported ‘CMO cooker’ project and our presence at the 10th Election Observation Mission in El Salvador.
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In this edition, we have a full account from James Watson on his ‘Flightless’ adventure across Europe and to Central America. Very banana-focused, this issue sees Dole begin to pay banana workers across Central America and an update from Banana Link revealing the harmful impact of pesticides upon indigenous children.
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In this edition, Martin Mowforth looks past Fasucce’s newly acclaimed environmentalist front. We catch up on the latest news from the Nica-Tico Eco conflict and Pacific Rim vs. El Salvador. Stephanie Williamson exposes Costa Rica’s dependency on pesticides and James Watson explores the other aspects of Costa Rica’s battle for their environment.
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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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