Evan Abramson

Reportage: A Hunger for Land

Lote 8, Minga Porá district, Alto Paraná--October 29, 2008--A church is bordered by a transgenic soybean field in the village of Lote 8 without any protective separation. According to Paraguayan law, a minimum of 100 meters of natural protection in the form of trees must exist between any areas where pesticide spraying occurs, and houses, schools, health centers, churches, plazas, water sources or roads. Notoriously corrupt on all levels of authority, Paraguay is a country where the environmental laws are rarely, if ever enforced.
Lote 8, Minga Porá district, Alto Paraná--October 29, 2008--A church is bordered by a transgenic soybean field in the village of Lote 8 without any protective separation. According to Paraguayan law, a minimum of 100 meters of natural protection in the form of trees must exist between any areas where pesticide spraying occurs, and houses, schools, health centers, churches, plazas, water sources or roads. Notoriously corrupt on all levels of authority, Paraguay is a country where the environmental laws are rarely, if ever enforced.