Mexico News » Chiapas News Mexico » Chiapas » Health: Drug cartels’ turf war in Mexico’s Chiapas state sends villagers fleeing to Guatemala
News channel or source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-08-22/drug-cartels-are-fighting-for-turf-in-the-mexican-state-of-chiapas-villagers-are-fleeing-to-guatemala
Published on: Wednesday 21 August 2024
CUILCO, Guatemala — In their native village in southern Mexico, people once lived a tranquil existence. The 30 or so families planted coffee, corn and beans, while some kept chickens and a few cows.
News Mexico » Chiapas » Health: Regenerative agriculture in Mexico boosts yields while restoring nature
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/regenerative-agriculture-in-mexico-boosts-yields-while-restoring-nature/
Published on: Thursday 18 August 2022
Chiapas is Mexico’s second-most biodiverse state and provides 30% of the country’s freshwater, but has lost 55% of its forests for farmland and livestock pasture. Now, an unlikely alliance of ...