Conflicts in the field are getting worse because of the recurrent attacks to indigenous rights and to small farmers movements, on behalf
of powerful economic interests.
Padilla's achievements come in spite of Colombia's pervasive culture of violence and
powerful economic interests who do not want recyclers to cut into their profits from landfill contracts.
I think we have plenty of whores willing to ignore scientific advice and general interest to cater to
powerful economic interests in the US government.
«The proponents of these projects include some
very powerful economic interests, and no one can dispute the dire need to increase food security and economic development in Africa, where populations are growing very rapidly,» Laurance says.
We are well aware that the combination
of powerful economic interests and weak government presence in Amazonian frontier regions results in conflicts over land and natural resources, and all too often in the assassinations of outspoken local leaders.