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