LIMA, Peru — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. “When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the music and connect to nature, to our elders,” said Silvano, 36, from her home and workshop in Lima, Peru, where she moved two decades ago from Paoyhan, a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community nestled in the Amazon. “Every design …
A new report from the group Global Witness raises concerns over a landfill in rural Colombia and its health effects. “The devastating effects of the landfill on the lives of the local community can no longer be ignored,” Shruti Suresh, leader of Global Witness’s land and environmental defenders campaign, said in a statement. Óscar Sampayo, a local environmental activist, told …
