Environment

Join us to discuss the Rights of Nature in Latin America with Jan Schulz, author of LAB's new book 'Disputed Territories', and "Barrister for...

Luz para Todos has brought electricity to Indigenous communities in the Amazon. But two Baré communities show why a connection alone cannot deliver energy justice.

Despite efforts by Lula's government to reduce deforestation, forest fires in October have been worse than ever, as field burns get out of control and land-owners, land thieves and criminals use fire to clear ever wider swathes of forest. Meanwhile, this year's El Niño event is exacerbating the drought, thus fueling further fires. The run-off presidential election on 25 October, is a contest between Flávio the climate-change denier who wants to 'develop our Amazon', and Lula, who has at least reduced deforestation.

Peruvian lawyer and UK barrister Monica Feria Tinta talks to LAB's Linda Etchart about environmental protection and the Rights of Nature

In her third blog in the Amazon on the Brink series, LAB author and editor Sue Branford looks at the sharpening political divisions which...

Fishing communities in Brazil are demanding legal recognition of 'marétorios' as Marine Spatial Planning and offshore wind expansion threaten traditional territories and livelihoods in the Amazônia Azul.

As Belém prepared for COP30, urban redevelopment projects deepened long-standing inequalities between the city centre and the baixadas, where rivers continue to disappear beneath concrete channels. Written before COP30 all the issues remain valid today for Belém and other cities hosting major international events.

Yuvelis Morales Blanco is part of the Alianza Colombia Libre de Fracking (Colombia Free from Fracking Alliance), a collective that has been engaged in...

ATRATO by Juan Covelli runs until 22 February 2026 at the V&A Photography Centre in South Kensington, London. Admission is free.

‘Indigenous Peoples, poor countries – those who contributed least to the crisis are the ones who show real ability to confront it,’ writes Jelson Oliveira, professor of philosophy at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) and founding-director of the Hans Jonas Professorship.