Marta Vidal

In Portugal’s Rural North, Communities Are Resisting Lithium Mining

NEW LINES MAGAZINE (24/4/2024) Under the banner of a “green transition,” the EU is rushing to revive mining to secure critical raw materials. Plans to build large, open-pit mines in northeastern Portugal have been met with strong opposition from local communities, who are contesting the state’s authority to grant mining licenses without their consent. As […]

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Lithium mining threatens agricultural heritage in Portugal’s Barroso

MONGABAY (11/12/2023) In the hills of Barroso high in northeastern Portugal, the water gushes down small channels built many centuries ago, winding through a mosaic of pastures, oak and pine forests, and arable and fallow land. Sitting on her porch overlooking a carefully kept garden full of flowers and vegetables, Aida Fernandes remembers the day […]

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Jordan’s Teetering Balancing Act

FOREIGN POLICY (30/11/2023) Every Friday, the streets of downtown Amman fill with thousands of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags. “The people want the liberation of Palestine,” the crowds chant, their voices echoing across the city. For more than a month, Jordanians have demonstrated in solidarity with Palestinians against Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip and voiced […]

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Gaza, cemitério de crianças

VISÃO (11.11.2023) Rodeado pelos destroços de um edifício bombardeado em Gaza, um homem coberto de pó segura uma bebé recém-nascida, resgatada dos escombros e embrulhada numa manta. “É muito pequena, só tem uns quatro ou cinco dias”, conta o fotógrafo palestiniano Mohammed Zaanoun, que presenciou o resgate. “A bebé estava junto à mãe quando a […]

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“Gostávamos de ser pássaros para podermos mover-nos livremente”

EXPRESSO (30/6/2023) Todas as primaveras, milhões de aves migratórias voam sobre a Faixa de Gaza, um território onde os palestinianos vivem sob o bloqueio militar imposto por Israel. De cabeça erguida para o céu, observadores de pássaros sonham com liberdade na “maior prisão a céu aberto” GAZA – Numa manhã no início da primavera, o […]

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