Articles and analysis on pesticides, agriculture, health and the environment.
October 30, 2025
When pesticides are discussed, the public's mind usually turns to cancer, but Larissa Bombardi's research exposes an invisible and equally devastating crisis: the direct impact of pesticide exposure on the mental health of the rural population
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October 30, 2025
Larissa Bombardi's research turns the problem of pesticides into a geographic and visual crisis. Through the Atlas, it is possible to map exactly where pesticides are being dumped most intensively in Brazil, and who is paying the
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October 30, 2025
The thesis of Chemical Colonialism, developed by geographer Larissa Bombardi, is not merely an academic concept; it is a geopolitical indictment of the global pesticide trade. At the heart of this thesis lies the transfer of risk: industries headquartered
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