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“The Earth is not for sale, it is loved and defended”, MODEVITE © SIPAZ, Archive
09/03/2023
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FOCUS: Megaprojects, a risk factor for those who defend territory

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico is the fourth country worldwide with the greatest biological biodiversity. Thanks to its geographical location, relief and diversity of climates, the country has nine of the 11 types of ecosystems; about 200 thousand different species and is also home to approximately 12% of the biodiversity in the world.
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Celebration in which the community positions of the men and women who will make up the Councils of the Community Government formed for the municipality of Chilon were "sown", Bachajon, may 2018 © SIPAZ
22/09/2018
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ARTICLE: Sowing positions for self-determination – the peoples of Chiapas in their struggle for autonomy, the experiences of Chilon and Sitala

In a pluricultural state such as Chiapas, home to the largest diversity of indigenous peoples in Mexico, the struggle for the right to self-determination and autonomy of the people is a historical struggle, which was articulated as one of the central demands of the Zapatistas in the San Andres Accords on indigenous rights and culture in the nineties.
22/09/2018