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Tapajós under attack 4: Day of Terror in Tapajós river basin

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The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build 40+ large...

Bolivia — big changes planned for agriculture

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While the Evo Morales government knows it must boost agriculture, it needs to reconcile the demands of two very different groups -- the big farmers and the campesionos

Is Mexico an emerging economic superpower?

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The BBC recently depicted Mexico as one of the next generation of economic superpowers. Mexican sociologist Luis Vazquez expresses a certain scepticism.

Frei Henri, champion of justice for Brazil’s rural poor

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A chapter in international solidarity with Brazil’s embattled rural poor closed on Sunday 26 November with the death of Dominican priest and lawyer, Henri...

Amazon Besieged – by dams, soya, agribusiness and land-grabbing

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The Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity and the vitality of its indigenous and riverine communities....

Brazil: the flesh is weak but the meat is rotten

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São Paulo, March 22nd. With their usual fine sense of irony, the Federal Police named their latest operation, launched on Friday 17th,   “Carne Fraca”...

New era in China-Latin America relations

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China's growing willingness to engage with Latin America could transform the region, argues Raul Zibechi.

Colombia: peace, but maybe not the peace we hoped for

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Without addressing crucial elements of the original agreement, the revised peace deal risks not living up to expectations in Colombia. It has been a year...

Land conflicts and destruction in the Brazilian Amazon

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This is the first of a series of articles contributed by LAB partner Agência Pública from São Paulo, Brazil. It brings together material first...

Terra do Meio 3: O rio Iriri – conservação e seus...

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Na terceira de seis postagens, uma discussão sobre os problemas dos colonos (barragens, legislação ambiental, grileiros) e uma visita a uma fazenda “fantasma”. Tradução: Maria...

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