Conflictos ambientales en la producción apícola: resistencia maya ante la agricultura corporativa en la península de Yucatán

Abstract

After the meaning of apiculture for indigenous Maya peasants in the Yucatán Peninsula, we analyze the case that drove grassroots organizations and indigenous communities to get together for promoting a legal demand to stop large plantations of transgenic soy. Mexican Government promoted the plantations the since the last decade of the past century, affecting peasant traditional agriculture and apiculture. The demand was against the Mexican Government, but aiming at the transnational corporation Monsanto, evidencing the ways in which globalizing mechanisms affect local cultures and economies. We conclude by emphasizing the importance of legal actions that served as resistance mechanisms, breaking a tradition of silence and acceptance of policies that affected traditional lifestyles.

A robust superhydrophobic and superoleophilic SA-HKUST-1 membrane for efficient oil/water mixture separation

“…3b), which were consistent with the infrared spectrum analysis reported in the literature. 55 This study indicated the successful preparation of HKUST-1-CM and that the crystal structure was not affected after modification with stearic acid. The presence of distinct absorption peaks at 2850 and 2922 cm −1 (red shaded part in Fig.…”