Gee-Whiz Science or Biopiracy?

By Sifelani Tsiki, The Herald | Editorial comment by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food companies have made millions on plant species that have been used for generations by indigenous groups, without any benefit accruing to local communities in the countries of origin.

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Will Namibia’s Newfound Wealth of Groundwater Serve People or Mining?

By James Anderson, Alertnet. About 0.16 cubic mile of groundwater, at least 100 times the amount of renewable freshwater in Africa, lies below the continent’s driest country: Namibia. The battle is on for access to the newfound water by the population versus the water utilities and mining industry.

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Deep Sea Fishing is ‘Unsustainable’; Efforts Should Concentrate on ‘Productive Local Waters’

By FIS/MP, MercoPress. A team of marine scientists urge an end to most commercial fishing in the deep sea and instead recommend fishing in more productive and local waters. The only question is: whose productive local waters.

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Declaration on Haiti by Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez | Bruno Rodríguez en ONU: ‘La reconstrucción de Haití es tarea pendiente’

By Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban News Agency, Radio Cubana | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The so-called Mission for U.N. Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH) wants to recast itself as a development mission. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke up in defense of Haitian self determination and against this attempt to turn Haiti into a U.N. protectorate. (English | Spanish)

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Cuban Internationalism as Engaged Empathy

By Gary Olson, ZNet. Cuban internationalism, initially more military and now medical, is the most compelling large-scale example we have of empathic solidarity.

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