Results 61 to 70 of about 44,971 (199)

Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Excerpt] Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of exploitation is a lucrative criminal activity that is of major concern to the United States and the international community. According to the most recent U.S.
Ribando Seelke, Clare
core   +8 more sources

The ways of the Warao: Configurations of the displacements among Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana

open access: yesEspaço Ameríndio, 2023
A partir de inúmeras pesquisas empíricas que tenho desenvolvido com os Warao, tanto no Brasil quanto na Guiana, este artigo pretende descrever e analisar a maneira pela esses indígenas têm lidado com diferentes processos de deslocamento. Impelidos a saírem de seus territórios, os Warao têm acorrido para as áreas urbanas venezuelanas ou têm atravessado ...
openaire   +1 more source

Psittacanthus corderoi, a new species of Loranthaceae from the colombia Amazonia

open access: yesCaldasia, 2016
Psittacanthus corderoi F. González, F. J. Roldán & Pabón-Mora, a species from the department of Amazonas, Colombia, is here described and illustrated for the first time. The new species is similar to P. lasianthus Sandwith, from Guyana and Venezuela, but
Favio González   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A revision of the genus Crossomitrium (Musci: Hookeriaceae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Crossomitrium is a genus of neotropical, essentially epiphyllous mosses. The genus consists of six species that are distributed in two sections: section Crossomitrium (C. acuminatum, C. patrisiae, and C. scabrisetum) and section Cormophila (C. epiphyllum,
Allen, Bruce H.
core  

The settlement dispute of Venezuela's referendum on Guyana's indigenous communities' territorial concerns by ICJ

open access: yesJurnal Hukum Novelty
Introduction to The Problem: Venezuela held a referendum on December 3, 2023, within its own borders, to address territorial matters with the indigenous communities of Guyana. The referendum was conducted in accordance with the indigenous Pemon community's desire, originating from the Essequibo area of Guyana.
Yordan Gunawan   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Postneoliberalism and Penality in South America: By Way of Introduction

open access: yesInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2017
In the last two decades, there has been an extraordinary growth in incarceration rates in South America, with some variations across national contexts but generally in line with the same trend. Twenty years ago, incarceration rates were relatively low in
Maximo Sozzo
doaj   +1 more source

Monographic revision of the genus Aegidinus Arrow (1904)and generic phylogeny of the world Orphninae(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
A taxonomic revision was performed on the New World scarabaeoid genus Aegidinus Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae). Twelve new species and three previously described species are included in the revision.
Colby, Julia
core  

The beetles of Martinique, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper summarizes the published information on the beetle fauna of the island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles. The fauna is known to contain 42 families, with 201 genera, and 270 species.
Peck, Stewart B.
core   +1 more source

La Guyane Essequibo, ressources et souveraineté : une analyse géopolitique du risque

open access: yesConfins
In 2013, the action of the Venezuelan army prohibiting an oil prospecting mission, highlighted the sovereignty dispute that persists between this country and Guyana in the Essequibo region: a territory of the Guiana Shield rich in resources.
Luis Alejandro Avila Gomez
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy