For some Indigenous, COVID presents possibility of cultural extinction, says Myrna Cunningham

Mongabay
Oct 11, 2021, 3:12 pm248 pts
COVID-19 has devastated communities around the world, but for some Indigenous groups, the pandemic posed an existential threat. Few people are better placed to speak to the impact COVID is having on Indigenous communities than Myrna Cunningham, a Miskitu physician from the Wangki river region of Nicaragua who…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

PHYSorg

An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst 129

Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.

Grist

Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in. 125

ASEAN Battery Conference Proposes Unified Regional Battery Ecosystem

CleanTechnica

ASEAN Battery Conference Proposes Unified Regional Battery Ecosystem 122

Earth911 Inspiration: Life Pours Back

Earth911

Earth911 Inspiration: Life Pours Back 119

Newly hatched Socorro dove chicks bring hope to species extinct in the wild

Mongabay

Newly hatched Socorro dove chicks bring hope to species extinct in the wild 119

Slate Auto’s New EV Is Coming For Your Gasmobile (& Your Cybertrucks)

CleanTechnica

Slate Auto’s New EV Is Coming For Your Gasmobile (& Your Cybertrucks) 118

Podcast: China reaches EV tipping point, Tesla retreats, some slack with tax credit, and more

Electrek

Podcast: China reaches EV tipping point, Tesla retreats, some slack with tax credit, and more 114

Donovan Kirkwood, protector of South Africa’s rarest plants, dies at 51 in search for one of the world’s most endangered species

Mongabay

Donovan Kirkwood, protector of South Africa’s rarest plants, dies at 51 in search for one of the world’s most endangered species 113

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Texas Suit Alleging Anti-Coal…

Texas Suit Alleging Anti-Coal ‘Cartel’ of Top Wall Street Firms Could…

Coal power made history

Coal power made history

Friday Video: The Massachusetts Company…

Friday Video: The Massachusetts Company That Traded the Trash Truck For a Bike

Friday’s Deadly Headlines

Friday’s Deadly Headlines

Shocking US Open Incident Reinforces How…

Shocking US Open Incident Reinforces How Idiotic & Uncompassionate…

AI Could Snuff Out Wildfires One Power…

AI Could Snuff Out Wildfires One Power Line at a Time

Tesla FSD Is Deeply Unpopular, Survey…

Tesla FSD Is Deeply Unpopular, Survey Shows

Stellantis reveals stylish, affordable,…

Stellantis reveals stylish, affordable, capable EV – why can’t the US have it?

Terberg heavy duty electric yard truck…

Terberg heavy duty electric yard truck gets to work in the UK

Children of the Storm

Children of the Storm