Amazon: NASA scientists detect extensive drought damage
Satellite images have revealed that last year's drought, the most severe ever recorded, did more extensive and more lasting damage to the Amazon forest than had been expected, say NASA scientists.
Brazil: controversy over Creative Commons
A controversy is raging over the decision by Ana de Holanda, the new Minister of Culture, to withdraw the Creative Commons licence from the ministry's website. The Brazilian journalist, Pedro Ayres, gives his views.
Latin America Embraces Palestine
Since December, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay and Peru have all recognised Palestine as an independent state. This is another indication of the growing independence from the USA of much of Latin America.
Brazil-USA: tensions over Libya
It was historic -- the first black president of the USA meeting Brazil's first woman president -- but the event was soured by the fact that it was precisely then that the announcement was made of the US-led air attack on Libya.
Bolivia After the Storm
At the end of December, the first popular uprising in the region against a government of the left took place in Bolivia. It was caused by an excessive increase in the price of fuels.
Cochabamba Still Thirsty
The author analyses the serious shortage of drinnking water in one of Bolivia's biggest cities.
Realigned Bolivian Right: New ‘Democratic’ Destabilizations
The right in Bolivia is regrouping and using methods than can hardly be considered democratic, in its attempts to destabilise Evo Morales's government.
Brazil: Protesting workers stop work on Amazon dam
On 17 March construction workers at the Jirau dam in the Amazon state of Rondonia set fire to buses and damaged housing. The riot, believed to have been caused by poor working conditions, has brought construction work to a halt.
Haiti: Aristide back
Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has arrived in Haiti, despite US objections.
Gasolinazo Challenges Bolivia’s ‘Process of Change’
The author argues that the increase in the prices of fuel in Bolivia could put in jeopardy President Evo Morales' reforms.