Mike Gatehouse

Since 2001, Brazil has almost doubled its area of protected land without increasing its conservation budget. In the central corridor of the Atlantic Forest, protected areas are scattered among large extensions of eucalyptus monocultures maintained by pulp companies. With limited resources and facing powerful companies, those in charge of protected areas are stuck between a rock and a...

May 11: The last 6 days of our crowd-funding to make voices like this one be heard. "For us our land is everything, it is a God. We call it Mother Earth, because we have lived, being nourished by our mother earth since our roots. Our land is where we stay, where we think, where we farm and where we...

May 10: With seven days to go, 142 generous supporters have so far pledged £5,705. One generous donor has promised match-funding up to a maximum of £6,000. We know of other donations on their way. But we are still short of our £16,000 target. PLEASE DONATE NOW AND ASK YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO DO SO TOO. LAB needs this...

Brazil is the world's largest producer of eucalyptus-derived pulp and the state of Espírito Santo is one of its biggest production centers. More than a third of the state, which was once rich in Atlantic Forest, is at risk of becoming desert. The region faces one of the worst droughts in its history, which is causing billions in...

5 May 2017 THE TAPAJÓS UNDER ATTACK OUTSTANDING LAB ARTICLE SERIES and Your chance to support LAB's next major book, and double the value of your gift. DONATE NOW AND MATCH-FUNDING WILL DOUBLE IT www.crowdfunder.co.uk/voices-of-latin-america The Tapajós Under Attack In October/November 2016, LAB editor Sue Branford travelled to Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil, to examine the human and environmental impact of development and, in particular, the vast...

Analysis of increasing threats to isolated tribes in the Vale do Javari and the weakening of the Funai infrastructure designed to protect them

Bienvenido! Festival 2017 Bienvenido!  El Sueño Existe Festival of Latin American music and politics will take place in Machynlleth, 28, 29 and 30 July 2017. The spirit of Victor Jara in beautiful Mid Wales. To buy tickets click here For every festival we choose a different theme and this year we will be looking at Ecuador.  We seek to weave a tapestry...