In Chocó, river defenders say race for energy transition threatens lifelines

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“People bathe in the river, they eat from the river — they live, dance and sing there,” says Dora Agudelo Vazquez. “Their whole lives are bound to the river.” Agudelo Vazquez, one of the guardians of the Atrato River, is sitting on a park bench in the main square of her hometown of El Carmen […]

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