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Jungle ICTs – how Greenpeace teamed up with the Ka’apor to save the Amazon

By Max Filip Sundqvist October 17, 2018 October 18, 2018 2

One of the world’s greatest environmental tragedies is happening right before our eyes. According to Greenpeace the destruction amounts to about six football pitches a minute. Mainly mining, agriculture and other economic activities causes the deforestation. However, Amazon native Indians teamed up with Greenpeace back in 2015 and with …

The Zika Virus, Inequality, Health Promotion and ICTs

By Max Filip Sundqvist October 3, 2018 October 9, 2018

The Zika virus became a global health issue in 2015-2016 as it spread across the world. Above all it affected the poor and the excluded very hard. ICT can play a crucial role in prevention but needs to address problems of poverty and inequality.