The Pillaging of Paraguay Photo Essay and Analysis wp.me/p592R1-ZD “All signs show that Paraguay, both its territory and its population, are under attack by conquerors, but conquerors of a new sort. These new ‘conquistadors’ are racing to seize all available arable land and, in the process, are destroying peoples’ cultures and the country’s biodiversity — just as they are in many other parts of the planet, even in those areas that fall within the jurisdiction of ‘democratic’ and ‘developed’ countries. Every single foot of land is in their crosshairs. Powerful elites do not recognize rural populations as having any right to land at all.” – Dr. Miguel Lovera Photographs by Orin Langelle. Analysis at the end of the essay by Dr. Miguel Lovera from the case study: The Environmental and Social Impacts of Unsustainable Livestock Farming and Soybean Production in Paraguay. Dr. Lovera was the President of SENAVE, the National Plant Protection Agency, during the government of Fernando Lugo. - See more at: wp.me/p592R1-ZD LANGELLE PHOTOGRAPHY 266 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 307 Buffalo, NY 14222 US GMT-5 Mobile: +1 716 536 5669 Twitter: @PhotoLangelle Skype: olangelle Web page/blog: PhotoLangelle.org ¡Buen Vivir! Gallery 148 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14201 Global Justice Ecology Project Critical Information Collective CriticalCollective.org -- Global Justice Ecology Project is the North American focal point for Global Forest Coalition © 2014 Microsoft Terms Privacy & cookies Developers English (United States)
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