livelihood

Yemen’s Arabian jasmine is facing a dual threat

A fragrant flower worn at weddings, sold in city streets, and celebrated in song is becoming another casualty of Yemen’s overlapping crises. Across Yemen, Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) is more...

Where stars are made

How decorative star-shaped piñatas sustain livelihoods and ritual life in Mexico In this reported piece for Contralínea, journalist Fernanda Monroy takes us into the family workshops and neighbourhood markets of Mexico...

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