When construction of the Juraguá Nuclear Power Plant (Cienfuegos, Cuba) was halted in 1992, an entire marine and terrestrial ecosystem of human, animal, and plant life began to populate the area. Today, more than three decades later, the island’s government has announced that it intends to install a toxic waste confinement system that threatens the way of life of a community that has grown among its ruins.
by: Nicolás Pradilla
Our sensibility is grounded in fossil fuels, high energy demand and the fantasy of permanent growth. If we are to halt the advance of the extractive frontier, we may need to re-educate our aesthetic sense.
In 2022 alone, more than 150 000 migrants have been forced to cross the Darien Gap on the Panama-Colombia border. Their passage has left a trail of suffering, but also tons of rubbish in the jungle.
by: Nicolás Pradilla
Image: Water harvesting pot in San Sebastián de las Flores, Oaxaca. Retaining as much rainwater as possible brings many environmental, health and economic benefits. It contributes to the infiltration of water into groundwater and the regeneration of soils. Photograph by Nicolás Pradilla. Climate change is forcing economic transitions among the poorest sectors and will accelerate … No global climate justice without global epistemic justice
by: Nicolás Pradilla
Increasing climate disasters in the global south bring the threat of widespread epidemics and the claim for restorative justice