Photo stories
In Ecuador, ‘toxitours’ show the scars left by oil in the Amazon
Guided tours take visitors to abandoned flares and pools of oil, and share stories of wider health and environmental impacts – as well as grim warnings for the future
Highlights
Ecuador’s oil referendum polarises Indigenous groups
Some communities in the Amazon voice support for oil projects, with the country set to vote on the future of reserves in Yasuní National Park this Sunday
Revitalising coconut farming in Southeast Asia
Coconut has been left in the shadow of palm oil in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, but there are signs of a revival
The largest solar farm in Latin America, at what cost?
Indigenous communities are protesting the environmental and cultural impacts of Mexico’s Puerto Peñasco solar plant
Mekong Delta shrimp farmers’ enthusiasm for working with mangroves is waning
Leaving space for mangroves among the shrimp farms of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has been a win-win for aquaculture and the environment, but farmers say the economic benefits of the model are slowing