The abuse of vulnerable communities and protected land is not a phenomenon exclusive to non-renewable energy giants.
Stories by Jack Gooderidge
Could the coronavirus pandemic mean a turning point for tourism industry?
Through the shutdown we have not only seen how tourism affects wildlife and the environment, but we’ve observed the influence it has over communities.
What Seybaplaya, Campeche, teaches us about community activism
Small-scale operations affecting positive action at a community level are often the ones displaying the most effective model for widespread, global change.
Now is the time to shine a light on police brutality in Mexico
Human rights groups regularly identify Mexico as one of the countries with the most corrupt and unmonitored police forces in the world.
Mérida continues to champion art and artists throughout the pandemic
Mérida has opted to propel its campaign of cultural programs through the crisis, giving them a chance of surviving and emerging on the other side.
Clean energy initiatives thwarted by unexpected roadblock in Yucatán
New policy limiting the participation of renewable energy plants in the private sector is a major setback for the development of green projects.
The south’s natural environment flourishes amid coronavirus lockdown
Since lockdown was imposed over a month ago, some extraordinary features of Mexico’s south have been revealing themselves once again.
Maya Train doesn’t slow down for coronavirus. On the contrary, it’s gaining speed
It seems possible that before long the opposition will summon the kind of cross-cultural, bipartisan support capable of toppling the Maya Train project.
Virus threat leaves Yucatán tempers rising with the temperatures
The manner in which former employees of the tourism industry are forced into moving from the cities and back to small towns is aggravating tensions.
Coronavirus lockdown is exacerbating domestic abuse
While the monotony of quarantine is innocuous enough in most households, certain women around the country are becoming more assured of their danger.
Mexico’s government needs to understand that sacrifice will be necessary
The government is caught: either it protects the poor by shutting down their communities or it endangers them by cutting off their ability to earn a living.
Travelers’ woes symptomatic of government’s tepid response to virus
Cancún airport mayhem and woefully unprepared institutions are the legacy of a government that failed to act in a timely fashion.
Amber light turns green for Pemex to plow through protected mangroves
Despite environmental restrictions, the president approved the state oil company’s plan to develop over the protected mangroves in his home state.
Panic in the time of coronavirus: a tropical double standard
Differences in people’s reactions to the spread of Covid-19 and to more threatening tropical diseases locally show how far a media storm can stir panic.
Sea change: civilian-led programs overtaking bombast from above
Instead of relying on overblown government initiatives, a non-profit in Campeche is effecting wide-ranging socio-environmental change from the ground up.
What happened to Tulum? How the ‘anti-Cancún’ lost its ethereal luster
Once considered the hidden gem of the Riviera Maya, Tulum garnered a reputation for bohemianism that led to its inevitable drift toward commercialism.
A tale of two cityscapes: walled Campeche and porous Mérida
In the battle to be the cultural capital of the Yucatán, the localized mindset of Campeche is often at odds with the outward-looking culture of Mérida.
Stakes are high as rising mayhem tarnishes Cancún’s longstanding allure
As criminal violence has spiraled in Cancún, adversely affecting tourism, security forces have taken drastic but often misguided measures to rein it in.
Warm reception for AMLO in Campeche overshadows muted dissent
Despite his widespread popularity, AMLO’s refusal to acknowledge opposition to the potential consequences of his Maya Train project could backfire later on.
