One Latina Won the “Green Nobel” and Kept Fighting from Exile
For the first time in 37 years, every Goldman Environmental Prize winner is a woman. A Latina is among them.
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For the first time in 37 years, every Goldman Environmental Prize winner is a woman. A Latina is among them.
This year's Latino Conservation Week just wrapped, but the movement and the Virtual Race, isn't over. Here's how your familia can still join in.
Microplastics have been detected in food, drinking water and human tissue, including the brain and arterial plaque. What does that mean for Latino families?
Puerto Rico's water crisis has left thousands without reliable running water, exposing deeper concerns about infrastructure, climate resilience, governance and public accountability.
Athleisure has become an everyday staple, but growing concerns about PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in some leggings and activewear are raising questions about hormone disruption, wellness and safer fashion choices for Latinas and women of color.
Fast fashion is booming across Latin America but at what cost? As fast fashion brands like flood the market with cheap, trend-driven clothing, Latino and local-owned clothing shops and designers are struggling to compete.
Coffee production in Latin America is being reshaped by climate change, however Latino coffee producers are adapting and innovating in ways that deserve our attention.
While global leaders debate policy, Latina scientists are building solutions now—rooted in community needs and environmental reality. From nopal-based bioplastics to shrimp-shell filtration and smart agriculture sensors, these innovators show what climate progress looks like on the ground.
Ecofeminism has become a powerful movement in Latin America. Latinas and Indigenous women are shaping global climate policy with solutions rooted in care, sustainability, and resistance.
Climate change is triggering a wave of migration across Latin America, as droughts, floods, and extreme heat push millions from their homes. With no legal recognition under international refugee law, many face displacement in silence, navigating a system unprepared for the climate refugee crisis.
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