The country of Brazil is considered a peaceful country due to its lack of internal or inter-state conflict. However, the lives of trans individuals, and in particular…… Read more “Questioning Peace and Conflict: The War on Trans Women in Brazil”
Category: Latin America
Tackling Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Through Empowering Local Communities and Implementing Agroforestry Practices
This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Philippine Lévy, Matilda Saarinen, Ariel Sepúlveda de Vasconcelos,…… Read more “Tackling Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Through Empowering Local Communities and Implementing Agroforestry Practices”
How Do Water-Related Diseases Impact Gender Equality ? – An Analysis of Brazil
This paper assesses the linkages between childhood health, water-related diseases and gender equality in Brazil. Due to poor access and quality of water and sanitation services in…… Read more “How Do Water-Related Diseases Impact Gender Equality ? – An Analysis of Brazil”
Fostering a Post Extractivist Amazonia Indigenous People in Brazil
This paper attempts to shed a light on socioeconomic and environmental issues involving extractive activities in the Brazilian Amazonia in order to foster sustainability. By doing so,…… Read more “Fostering a Post Extractivist Amazonia Indigenous People in Brazil”
On the Ashes of Guatemalan Congress: Heritage, Memory and Identitarian Contention
After demonstrators set fire to the Legislative Palace on November 2020, the Congress of Guatemala qualified the attack of the National Heritage Monument, “democratic temple” and “belonging…… Read more “On the Ashes of Guatemalan Congress: Heritage, Memory and Identitarian Contention”
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