Eduardo Andrés Celis worked as an investigator for Colombia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Threatened, exiled and depressed, he talks to Justice Info.
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 470 shipments of requested medical aid to 44 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 22.3 million defined daily doses of medication, including antibiotics, antihistamines, cardiovascular medications, and more. The organization is tracking multiple disasters across the globe, and will continue to […]
A Colombian national park reveals its natural secrets through camera traps
Forty-four camera traps have recorded various species in El Tuparro National Natural Park in Colombia’s Orinoco region, from jaguars and pumas, to deer, tapirs and peccaries, reflecting the park’s healthy ecosystems.
A separate survey also recorded a Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta), a species never before recorded in Colombia.
The protected area has just turned 40 years old, and although it represents a rare conservation success story, rangers and researchers say it continues to face pressures from fires, sport and commercial fishing, and hunting.
Compounding the problem is the growing human presence in and around the park, as the economic and political crises in neighboring Venezuela drives an influx of people across the border in search of food.
After Hurricane María, These Firefighters Responded Without Power. Now, They Have a Renewable Source.
Direct Relief and AbbVie provided a grant to equip the Cataño fire station with renewable energy, so firefighters can respond effectively to future disasters.
Firefighters at the Cataño fire station in Puerto Rico and a Direct Relief staff member examine solar panels newly installed on the station roof. (Ana Umpierre/Direct Relief)
Firefighters are committed to saving lives. It’s the job, after all. But a simple power outage can make the job much harder to do.
José Fernández has been a firefighter for 24 years. He was working at the fire station in Cataño, Puerto Rico, when Hurricane María wreaked havoc on the island. Cataño is on the coastline, and Fernández remembers being at risk of storm surge during the hurricane.
After Hurricane María, These Firefighters Responded Without Power. Now, They Have a Renewable Source
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Direct Relief and AbbVie provided a grant to equip the Cataño fire station with renewable energy, so firefighters can respond effectively to future disasters.
Firefighters are committed to saving lives. It’s the job, after all. But a simple power outage can make the job much harder to do.
José Fernández has been a firefighter for 24 years. He was working at the fire station in Cataño, Puerto Rico, when Hurricane María wreaked havoc on the island. Cataño is on the coastline, and Fernández remembers being at risk of storm surge during the hurricane.