Environment, Carolina Hidalgo Vivar Award

Shrimp is by far the most consumed seafood in the world, followed by salmon and canned tuna. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, global shrimp consumption reaches approximately 4 billion tons per year, of which 170,000 tons are consumed in Spain. In the waters of the Argentine Sea, industrial shrimp fishing is a key…

Mexico, a land of unparalleled ecological diversity, now finds itself at the center of critical environmental challenges: industrial megaprojects, deforestation, water crises, and the effects of climate change are altering ecosystems and threatening traditional ways of life. In this context, defending the land becomes an act of resistance, often carried out amid widespread violence. According…

Cenotes are part of one of Mexico’s natural wonders: a system of approximately 10,000 caves, rivers, and underground lakes that wind beneath the Yucatan Peninsula in the southeast of the country. The construction of the Maya Train—the flagship project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—is destroying much of this hidden underground world, which has…

The impenetrable Chaco region in northern Argentina is a dry forest ecosystem threatened by deforestation. Many isolated communities have found beekeeping to be a sustainable alternative that not only generates income but also protects the forest: “Where there are beekeepers, not a single tree is cut down,” says Luchy Romero of Sauzalito. However, the recent…

Women from the community forest fire brigades in Córdoba, Argentina Virchu, Yeni, Giuli, Vic, Vale, Euge, and Simone (dog) are members of Fuegas. This collective was born as an organization of women firefighters that seeks to address the problem of forest fires from an eco-transfeminist perspective. It is this intersection between environmental and gender issues…