Haiti as a Testament to Human Resistance

By Kim Ives Haiti Chery Review of Dady Chery’s book, We Have Dared to Be Free: Haiti’s Struggle Against Occupation, and discussions of this work with Dr. Chery on WBAI 99.5 FM’s radio program, Lanbi Call. Every definable chapter of recent Haitian … Continue reading →

The Fight for Haiti’s Ile a Vache: Interview With Abaka Bay’s Robert Dietrich

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Interview with Mr. Robert Dietrich, a founding owner of Abaka Bay Resort, on Ile a Vache. Mr. Dietrich is at the center of a fight for this offshore island between Haiti’s government and the residents, who demand the repeal of a decree to annul all property rights and declare the entire island to be a “zone of tourism development and public utility.”

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Biodiversity and Sustainability Closely Linked to Language and Culture

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. As linguistic and culturally diversity disappear, so too does biological diversity. This is because the world’s indigenous cultures know best how to create the conditions to maintain species and keep ecosystems functioning in areas where humans also live.

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Who Will Speak For Jeju Coral?

By Staff, Save Jeju Now. A South Korean naval-base project for U.S. missile defense warships on Jeju Island threatens to destroy one of Earth’s last great soft coral reefs, numerous endangered species, and centuries-old sustainable communities. The leadership of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC) taking place near Jeju has refused to criticize the naval base or grant the villagers access to an information display booth. In addition, WCC speaker Imok Cha, who supports the conservation of Jeju, was denied entry into Korea. (Videos)

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Fair Trade Business Is Growing, Part 2 – Surprisingly Robust Spanish Market | Recesión española respeta economía solidaria | Recessão espanhola respeita economia solidária

By Inés Benítez, Tierramerica, IPS, Global Issues. The economic and financial crisis afflicting the European Union (EU) countries has scarcely affected the sales of fair-trade products in Spain, especially foods from Central and South America. (English | Spanish | Portuguese)

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Fair Trade Business Is Growing, Part 1 – Argentinian Honey | Comercio justo crece y exporta pese a la crisis

By Marcela Valente, IPS. Export of fair-trade goods, including honey, from Argentina is growing steadily despite the global recession. (English | Spanish)

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What Price a Bee?

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | David Gardner, Mail Online. The worldwide decline in honeybee populations and so-called colony-collapse disorder (CCD) is alternately blamed on the unpredictability of flowering by many plants due to climate change, the ravages of new pesticides, parasitic mites and, more recently, the viruses harbored by these mites. Were it not for some spectacular traffic accidents in recent years, we would not know about the lucrative business, since the 1990’s, of trucking bees by the tens of millions for agribusiness.

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U.S. and Dominican Republic Killing Haitian Organic Egg, Poultry Production | L’importation massive d’œufs et de volailles inquiète les productrices et producteurs au Plateau Central

By Ronel Odatte (kft and rc), AlterPresse | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Small farmers from Haiti’s Central Plateau are losing their livelihood due to a massive influx of eggs and poultry from abroad; likewise farmers of freshwater fish from the same region are being driven to bankruptcy by a massive and incessant influx of fish from the Dominican Republic and U.S. (English | French)

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Latin-American Environmental Innovations for Clean Water, Fuel and Gold

By Staff, with reporting by Milagros Salazar (Lima), Emilio Godoy (Mexico City) and Alice Marcondes (São Paulo), Tierramerica. Environmental innovation projects to obtain clean gold, fuel, and water demonstrate the capacity of Latin American researchers to develop virtuous circles.

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Theory of Degrowth Questions Validity of Extractive Economy | Miradas argentinas al decrecimiento | Olhar argentino sobre o decrescimento

By Marcela Valente, Tierramerica | Rebelion. A number of Latin American countries have achieved economic growth by an extractivist model of production that increases the gross domestic product (GDP) at the cost of the intensive use of gradually exhausted natural resources. (English | Spanish | Portuguese)

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City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens | How to Raise Urban Chickens

By Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute | Andrew Kalinchuk, Green Home Authority | You Tube | Haiti Chery. Grassroots campaigns, often inspired by the expanding movement to buy locally produced food, are leading United States municipalities to allow limited numbers of hens within city limits.

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Astor Piazzolla’s Libertango: Music and Dance

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | You Tube. Superb orchestral and dance performances of Astor Piazzolla’s Libertango are offered as a nod to the residents of Famatima and Chilecito whose protests have helped to save their lands and water from Canadian mining.

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Sustainable Artisanal Fishing Could Boost Economy of Haiti’s South East | La pêche est l’avenir de Marigot

By Joachim Dieudonne, Le Nouvelliste | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Artisanal fishing could be an almost inexhaustible wealth for the fishermen of southeast Haiti, but they feel unappreciated and complain of a lack of credit.

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