Category: Alternatives

Economy..., English, Reflexiones Sistémicas

The pro-Maduro left’s blind spots: Against the ‘nuancing’ of Venezuela’s disaster

By: Emiliano Teran Mantovani Steve Ellner’s article, “‘Neoliberal and authoritarian’? A simplistic analysis of the Maduro government that leaves much unsaid,” written in response to Gabriel Hetland’s piece “Capitalism and authoritarianism in Maduro’s Venezuela” and published at LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, provides an opportunity to continue and deepen an important debate about Venezuela’s current political situation and the direction of the Bolivarian government. I want … Continue reading The pro-Maduro left’s blind spots: Against the ‘nuancing’ of Venezuela’s disaster

Unknown's avatarAdmin
Alternatives, Economic, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Nature, Pablo Solón, Português, Reflexiones Sistémicas

TFFF: Uma falsa solução para as florestas tropicais

Leia o post completo aqui [Language English, Español, Português, Français, Bahasa] Por Mary Louise Malig e Pablo Solón O governo brasileiro pretende lançar o Fundo de Financiamento para Florestas Tropicais (TFFF – Tropical Forest Finance Facility em inglês) em novembro de 2025, durante a 30ª Conferência das Partes da Convenção-Marco das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas (COP 30), em Belém do Pará. Essa iniciativa, que reúne os países com … Continue reading TFFF: Uma falsa solução para as florestas tropicais

Unknown's avatarAdmin4 Comments
Español, Nature, Social Movements, Socio cultural, Vivir Bien

Fallo histórico: CIDH ordena a Ecuador reforzar la protección de la Zona Intangible del Yasuní

La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos condenó al estado ecuatoriano por violar el principio de precaución en la explotación petrolera del Parque Nacional Yasuní y vulnerar los derechos de pueblos indígenas en aislamiento voluntario. Esta acción establece un precedente para demandas similares contra países de la cuenca amazónica. La Zona Intangible Tagaeri Taromenane (ZITT) en la Reserva Yasuní se creó por el Decreto No. 552 … Continue reading Fallo histórico: CIDH ordena a Ecuador reforzar la protección de la Zona Intangible del Yasuní

Unknown's avatarAdmin
English, Mother Earth Rights

The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia

1. Real solutions to preserve tropical forests are already being developed by indigenous territories, peasant communities, black communities, quilombolas, traditional and local communities, grassroots organizations and peoples in voluntary isolation. 2. Food sovereignty, agroecology, community forest conservation, agroforestry, community ecotourism and solidarity economy initiatives are the real solutions to preserve forests, cool the planet and face climate collapse 3. Successful examples of keeping oil underground, … Continue reading The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia

Unknown's avatarAdmin
About, Español, Guillermo Villalobos, Mother Earth Rights

Cumbre Internacional por el Yasuní: Una alternativa para la defensa del territorio y la Amazonía

Por Guillermo Villalobos M. El pasado 30 de agosto, desenas de indígenas de la nacionalidad Waorani, junto a activistas y miembros de la comunidad internacional, se reunieron frente a la Corte Constitucional del Ecuador para presentar su Plan de Acción post Consulta Popular. La fecha de esta concentración no fue elegida al azar, ya que se daba un año después de que la misma Corte … Continue reading Cumbre Internacional por el Yasuní: Una alternativa para la defensa del territorio y la Amazonía

Unknown's avatarAdmin
English, Food Sovereignty, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

From the XI FOSPA to COP 30

An agreement to face the “unknown territory” By Pablo Solon The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report on The State of the Climate 2023 notes that the last year “was the warmest year in the 174-year observational record.” This text maintains that we were only a few hundredths away from exceeding the increase in the planet’s temperature by 1.5°C. The data provided by the WMO report … Continue reading From the XI FOSPA to COP 30

Unknown's avatarAdmin
Alternatives, Analysis, Español, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón, Social Movements

Del XI FOSPA a la COP 30

Un acuerdo para hacer frente al “territorio desconocido” Por Pablo Solón El informe de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) sobre El Estado del Clima 2023 señala que el año pasado “fue el año más cálido en el registro observacional de 174 años”. Dicho texto sostiene que apenas faltaron unas pocas centésimas para superar el incremento de la temperatura del planeta en un 1,5°C. Los datos … Continue reading Del XI FOSPA a la COP 30

Unknown's avatarAdmin
Analysis, Economic, Economy..., Español

Presentación del libro “El cóndor necio y el dragón al acecho”

Por Juan Pablo Neri Discurso presentado en la Casa Museo Solón, 4 de abril de 2024 Agradecimientos, Antes de iniciar la presentación, me gustaría realizar algunos apuntes de contexto, que me parecen cruciales. Creo que no puede caber duda que ya estamos en un periodo de transformación profunda del sistema mundial. Es decir, no es que esa transformación va a llegar en el futuro, como … Continue reading Presentación del libro “El cóndor necio y el dragón al acecho”

Unknown's avatarAdmin
Alberto Acosta, Economic, Economy..., Español

Los cipayos neoliberales defienden el arbitraje

Por Alberto Acosta, Ecuador “¿Está usted de acuerdo que el Estado ecuatoriano promueva la inversión extranjera y reconozca el arbitraje internacional como método para solucionar controversias en materia de inversión, contractuales o comerciales, de manera que se ofrezca a los inversores extranjeros un entorno apropiado de seguridad jurídica que genere mayores oportunidades de empleo y afiancen la dolarización?” -Pregunta (4) del referéndum del 21 de abril … Continue reading Los cipayos neoliberales defienden el arbitraje

Unknown's avatarAdmin
Español, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

Ganó el Yasuní, ganó la humanidad

Por Pablo Solón [English, Português, Italiano] “¿Dejar el petróleo bajo tierra? ¿Renunciar a más de mil millones de dólares anuales? ¿Poner la naturaleza por encima de la economía? ¿Qué locura es esta?” Es la lógica de la naturaleza que ganó de manera contundente a la lógica de los extractivismos en la consulta popular del Ecuador. La primera vez que escuche hablar de la propuesta del Yasuní … Continue reading Ganó el Yasuní, ganó la humanidad

Unknown's avatarAdmin
Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón, Português

Voto dos equatorianos por petróleo intocado na Amazônia é sopro de esperança para a humanidade

Pablo Solón [English, Español, Italiano] A primeira vez que ouvi falar da Iniciativa Yasuní foi em 2006. Devo dizer que foi uma proposta audaciosa para a época, que propunha renunciar à exploração do petróleo desta zona megadiversa da Amazônia em troca de uma compensação econômica das principais economias do mundo. O Yasuní é a maior área protegida do Equador, considerada uma das regiões mais biodiversas … Continue reading Voto dos equatorianos por petróleo intocado na Amazônia é sopro de esperança para a humanidade

Unknown's avatarAdmin3 Comments
italiano, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

Yasuní ha vinto, l’umanità ha vinto

di Pablo Solón [English, Español, Português] “Lasciare il petrolio sottoterra? Rinunciare a più di un miliardo di dollari all’anno? Mettere la natura al di sopra dell’economia? Che follia è questa? È la logica della natura che ha prevalso in modo schiacciante sulla logica dell’estrattivismo nella consultazione popolare dell’Ecuador. La prima volta che ho sentito parlare della proposta Yasuní è stato nel 2006. Devo dire che … Continue reading Yasuní ha vinto, l’umanità ha vinto

Unknown's avatarAdmin4 Comments
English, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World

By Pablo Solón* [Español, Português, Italiano] “Leave the oil in the ground? Give up more than a billion dollars a year? Put nature above the economy? What madness is this?” These were the initial reactions to an innovative environmental measure in Ecuador that, after many years, has finally triumphed in a popular consultation, prioritizing nature over the predatory logic of extractivism. The first time I … Continue reading Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World

Unknown's avatarAdmin4 Comments
About, Alternatives, Analysis, Contributors, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

Afterthoughts

Chapter Five of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here There is no question that the advancement of technology, including something still yet to be fully understood, such as Artificial Intelligence, automated systems and all its elements, has the potential for both good but also for incredible harm. Yes, advancements in this field have made great strides in information technologies, communications, and other areas. … Continue reading Afterthoughts

Unknown's avatarmlou881 Comment
About, Alternatives, Analysis, Contributors, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

The AI “arms race”

Chapter Three of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here This chapter then delves into the problems and dangers around the haste and hubris of prioritizing winning this so called race and generating this unrealistic hype around AI chatbots, consequences can be dealt with later, if they can. Again, this publication is delving into these two examples of text to image generation and the … Continue reading The AI “arms race”

Unknown's avatarmlou881 Comment
Analysis, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

Amazing Artificial Intelligence*

*But at the cost of ethics, theft, racist algorithms, invasion of privacy, and violation of rights?  by Mary Louise Malig Read the publication in full here Contents: IntroductionI. What is Artificial Intelligence?II. The controversy of AI art theftIII. The AI “arms race”IV. The urgency for policies to protect peopleV. Afterthoughts Introduction Science fiction books, movies and pop culture have made the term or concept “artificial … Continue reading Amazing Artificial Intelligence*

Unknown's avatarmlou88
About, Alternatives, Analysis, Contributors, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

The urgency for policies to protect people

Chapter Four of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here The potential for both good and harm by automated systems, new technologies and Artificial Intelligence has been well documented and examples for both sides abound. In this publication alone, a very small slice of those examples had been touched upon, both the good and the harm. There are already lawsuits being filed and civil … Continue reading The urgency for policies to protect people

Unknown's avatarmlou881 Comment
About, Alternatives, Analysis, Contributors, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

The controversy of AI art theft

Chapter Two of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here This chapter will go into the controversy around the AI tools being used to generate images from text, the issue of where those images were taken from, data laundering and the absolute lack of consent from billions of artists. Before delving into this second chapter, it is important to note that this publication is … Continue reading The controversy of AI art theft

Unknown's avatarmlou881 Comment
About, Alternatives, Analysis, Contributors, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

What is Artificial Intelligence

Chapter One of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here As stated in the introduction, Artificial Intelligence or AI for short is generally defined as the general ability of computers to emulate human thought and perform tasks in real-world environments – such as perceiving, analyzing, understanding and collating for synthesizing. Or as the Oxford dictionary defines it more technically, Artificial Intelligence is the theory … Continue reading What is Artificial Intelligence

Unknown's avatarmlou881 Comment
English, Others

Earth Assemblies for Climate Justice

After 30 years of climate negotiations it is clear that the United Nations will not produce the result we need to deal with the climate collapse. COP27, far from increasing contributions to reduce greenhouse gases and honoring the historical climate debt from industrialized economies to countries and people that have contributed very little to climate change, is instead marked by intense lobbying from governments and … Continue reading Earth Assemblies for Climate Justice

Unknown's avatarAdmin