Essay: Canada’s Modern Slavery Act is the start – not the end – of efforts to address the issue in supply chains
In an article first published on The Conversation, KAM PHUNG and GENEVIEVE LEBARON say the enactment of what many are calling Canada’s Modern Slavery Act is an important milestone, yet it should only be viewed as the beginning of efforts to address modern slavery in supply chains…
Mountain glacier in Chile’s Patagonia collapses amid high temperatures
Santiago, Chile Reuters Higher temperatures and rainfall that weaken ice walls caused part of a hanging glacier to break off at a national park in Chile’s Patagonia region in an event captured on video by tourists. In a video that went viral Monday, a glacier that sits atop a mountain about 200 metres high rumbled […]
Argentine towns sizzle amid “hottest days in history”
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters Cities and towns in Argentina and neighbouring countries in South America have been setting record high temperatures as the region swelters during a historic heat wave. “Practically all of Argentina and also neighboring countries such as Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay are experiencing the hottest days in history,” said Cindy Fernandez, meteorologist […]
“Democratise the mountains”: Chileans demand green space for all
MATT MAYNARD, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the push to turn a wilderness near Santiago into a new national park – and why some are opposed…
SNAPSHOT: PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
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PHOTOGRAPHY: KEN DUNCAN’S ‘JOYS OF THE JOURNEY’ CAPTURES THE BEAUTY OF THE NATURAL WORLD
World-renowned Australian photographer KEN DUNCAN is opening a new exhibition, Joys of the Journey, at his Central Coast gallery in New South Wales. To mark the event, here’s a selection of the images on show…