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Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Notes: Issue on theme: "Working Towards a Truly Just, Healthy and Peaceful World: The Latest Word".; "Edilma and Marta are among the 75 women working together to defend and promote the protection of the Paramos, key water reservoirs and the most important ecosystem in the high mountains of Colombia". "Local and foreign multinationals are pressing communities to leave the land they have protected for generations in the Paramos region, where they live and farm, in their quest for minerals such as iron and coal. ILSA [Institutio Latinoamericano para una Sociedad y en derecho Alternativos], a rights focused organization created in 1978, is helping women become stronger leaders, to protect the environment and to develop income alternatives".

Subjects: Mines and mineral resources - Colombia; Environmental protection - Colombia; Environmental protection - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Colombia