Latin America
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Patricio Chambers, Guayllabamba Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Patricio Chambers has been the Guayllabamba Waterkeeper in Ecuador since 2018. He learned the value of caring for nature from his father, Rafael Chambers,...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Liliana Guerrero, Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Liliana Guerrero has been the Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper since 2010. She had been living in Cartagena, Colombia, working as a law professor. A colleague...
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Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeeper Groups React to Final COP28 Deal, Call on World Leaders to Support a Proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | News | Press Releases
In response to the historic climate deal struck at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) today in...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Anna D’Apolito, Lake Atitlán Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Lake Atitlán is a historically significant body of water that is also known for its beauty and volcanic activity. It enjoys UNESCO designation and is...
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Waterkeepers Meet in Guatamela for Regional Summit
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
With stunning views of volcanoes towering over Lago el Atilan, Waterkeepers from seven countries throughout Latin America gathered at high elevation in...
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Tijuana Waterkeeper: Co-creating community science based solutions / / / Tijuana Waterkeeper: Construyendo Soluciones Colectivas Basadas en la Ciencia Comunitaria
- By: Tijuana Waterkeeper
- News
The environmental complexity of issues to which waterways are exposed to in Tijuana requires more and better collaboration between stakeholders to co-generate...
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Guayllabamba Waterkeeper and the Ancestral Community Practice of Mingas
- By: Guayllabamba Waterkeeper
- News
Did you know that for many generations in the indigenous communities of the Ecuadorian highlands, when irrigation water is lacking, everyone is summoned...
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Maule Itata Coastkeeper and the Challenges of Water, Food, and Environmental Defense
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
The Nace Project (Conservation R&D) Somewhat forced by the political-social circumstances in our country of Chile, a constituent process rejected in...
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Futaleufú Riverkeeper Advocates for Water Reserve Designation
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
This year Futaleufú Riverkeeper celebrated ten years working to protect the Futaleufú River. It’s been a long journey of ups and downs since we began...
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Bahia de Banderas Waterkeeper Takes an Innovative Approach to Litter and Poverty
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Bahia de Banderas Waterkeeper, an affiliate of Waterkeeper Alliance based in Mexico, has introduced a Trash4Tokens program, which is a Preventative campaign,...
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Monitoring Water Quality With Loreto Coastkeeper
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | News
Eco-Alianza de Loreto started Loreto Coastkeeper program in 2012 and began analyzing water quality at recreational sites along the coast of the Loreto...
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Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper and the Tough Path to Environmental Justice in Colombia
- By: Liliana Patricia Guerrero Ramirez
- News
The values that inspire us at Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper and guide our actions are: justice, peace, equity and respect for Mother Earth (water, soil,...
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Estero Salado Waterkeeper’s Efforts to Protect Waterway Arrives at COP 27
- By: Daniel Ortega
- Clean Water Defense
Estero Salado Waterkeeper’s efforts to protect and restore the waters of the Estero Salado, the main saltwater estuary running through the city of Guayaquil,...
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La Paz Waterkeeper Creates Standardized Model for Recording and Analysis of Seawater Quality Monitoring
- By: Alberto Guillén
- News
The work of La Paz Waterkeeper protects the health of recreational beach users in the Bay of La Paz, and raises awareness on the issue of water quality....
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Protecting Cabo Pulmo’s Coast
- By: Montserrat Arreola
- News
Amigos para la Conservación de Cabo Pulmo, A.C. (ACCP) is a community-based organization, created by Cabo Pulmo residents, originally established to care...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Margarita Diaz, Tijuana Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Margarita Diaz grew up near the beach and has always had a connection with water. So it makes sense that the first thing she did when she moved to Tijuana...
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Beach Cleanups in Cabo Pulmo and La Ribera, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- By: Montserrat Arreola
- News
Cabo Pulmo Coast Waterkeeper carried out five beach cleanups from October 2021 to March 2022. On October 23rd, we carried out our first cleanup, after...
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The Tough Path to Environmental Justice in Colombia
- By: Liliana Patricia Guerrero Ramirez
- News
The values that inspire us and guide our actions are: justice, peace, equity and respect for Mother Earth (water, soil, air, wildlife); which, despite...
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Protecting Chile’s South-Central Coast
- By: Maule Itata Coastkeeper
- News
Maule Itata Coastkeeper has been a member of Waterkeeper Alliance since 2008. Our watershed is located on the south-central coast of Chile and borders...
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Improper Wastewater Treatment in Santa Teresa
- By: Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper
- News
By Carolina Chavarría Pozuelo, Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper is based out of Santa Teresa, a small and highly touristic surf...
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Celebrating 10 Years of Fighting for the Futaleufú River
- By: Futaleufú Riverkeeper
- News
By Lydia Blanchet, Futaleufú Riverkeeper Water Monitoring Program Coordinator A crown jewel of Patagonia, the Futaleufú River flows westward across the...
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Mexican Court Urged to Rule for Indigenous Mayan Youth in Constitutional Challenge to Massive Industrial Hog Operation on Yucatán Peninsula
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
Mexico City, Mexico — Conservation groups, scientists, doctors and public-health experts filed a legal brief today supporting constitutional claims...
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Tijuana Waterkeeper Works to Improve Some of the Most Contaminated Beaches in the World But They Need Your Help
- By: Rafaela Iturralde
- Clean Water Defense | News
Tijuana Waterkeeper, a program of Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental, has been around for quite some time. What started as beach cleanups has...
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Promoting Life in the Creeks of Ecuador’s Guayllabamba River
- By: Guayllabamba Waterkeeper
- Clean Water Defense
By Patricio Chambers, Guayllabamba Waterkeeper The creeks of the Guayllabamba River in Ecuador constitute its “veins” through which small permanent...
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Who is Waterkeeper: Alberto Guillén, La Paz Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
The Bay of La Paz in Baja California, Mexico is a stunningly biodiverse body of water situated within the Gulf of California at the southern end of the...
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Motion to Protect Amazon Rivers Approved at the World Conservation Congress in Marseille
- By: ajcarapella
- Clean Water Defense | News
By Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR). Republished with permission. The Members’ Assembly of the International Union for Conservation of...
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Public Health Experts, Conservationists Ask Mexico’s Highest Court to Uphold Suspension of 49,000-Hog Industrial Animal Operation in Yucatán Peninsula
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
Efforts Support Constitutional Claims Raised by Mayan Children MEXICO CITY, Mexico— Conservation groups, scientists, doctors, and public-health experts...
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How to run a farm and be a hero at the same time
- By: Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper
- Clean Water Defense | News
By Mariana Cassini. Originally published by Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper, reposted with permission. En español a continuación In the Cobano District...
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Statement Regarding Attempt to Silence Citizen Advocacy in Chile
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
Marc Yaggi, executive director of Waterkeeper Alliance, released the following statement regarding attempts to silence the voice of the environmental defender...
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A Win for the Marañón River? Enel asks Peruvian Government to terminate dam contract
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Future of Critical Amazon River Tributary Still in Danger A global energy company with a concession to build a dam on the Marañón River, a major tributary...