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47 War of the roses The sinister backdrop to the flourishing (pre-Covid) flower industry in Ecuador is outright exploitation, writes Bani Amor T he Avenida de Los Volcanes is lined with plantations - old ones, new ones, and the places where they meet. Women make up the vast majority of rose workers in Ecuador, which has shifted social dynamics in the Andean region considerably, 49 Roses are sorted for export on a rose farm near Quito in Ecuador (opposite). Women make up the vast majority of rose workers in Ecuador, which has shifted social dynamics in the Andean region considerably, 49 Roses are sorted for export on a rose farm near Quito in Ecuador (opposite). [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the unnatural disasters. Topics discussed include statement of disaster-relief organization Rescue Global regarding occurrence of disasters due to humans, plight that Black and Brown communities in coastal regions became dependent on oil booms after ecosocial devastation due to earthquake in Ecuador and sexual and gender-based violence in ecosocial disasters.

The article discusses the impact of fair-trade in the economy. The author details the origin of the fair-trade model which dates back during the U.S. abolitionist movement and provides information on how fair-trade operates wherein the author explains that fair-trade improves trading conditions of ethnic products and grants producers access to the global market. Also presented are the roles of women play in fair-trading and consumerism.

The article talks about Two Spirit, an environment and basic right protection based movement, in Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North Dakota along with its efforts in resisting and opposing the environmental harming projects in region comprising Dakota Access Pipeline. Topics include details on winyan camp by two spirit for women and children protection and work of movement in environmental degradation management.