Chico Mendes — 25 years after his death
The Amazon activist, Chico Mendes, was murdered outside the door of his house on 22 December 1988. Jan Rocha, who met him, looks at his legacy.
The new face of Latin American farming
Vast tracts of land are being taken over by powerful investors, many of them from Latin America. Such is the pace, says development expert, Cristobal Kay, that the continent is being transformed before our eyes.
Ecuador wins a partial victory in its battle with Chevron
An Ecuadorean court has upheld the ruling that Chevron must pay for the environmental damage it has caused, but reduced the amount by more than half.
Chevron Oil: Corporate Rights or Human Rights?
The oil giant is using SLAPP litigation to stifle human rights advocates and, in Ecuador, to stall compensation claims for environmental damage caused by its operations in the Amazon.
Brazil: Surprise victory for peasants on the Tapajós
Against all the odds, peasant families have won rights to their land, despite Brazilian government plans for a large hydroelectric dam on their river.
Ecocide in Ecuador
The collapse of Yasuni Initiative has allowed pristine parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon to become vulnerable to oil exploration.
Ecuador: the rights of nature and the rights of people
President Correa's cancellation of the fund to protect ... is a blow both to the environment and to people everywhere. It will do nothing to reduce poverty.
ECUADOR ABANDONS YASUNI AMAZON CONSERVATION PLAN
President Correa blames the international community's failure to compensate Ecuador for not extracting oil. His critics say he was never serious.
PERU: THE MAYOR OF LIMA vs THE GANGSTERS
Mayor Susana Villarán is fighting for her survival in a recall election engineered by a predecessor facing corruption charges
BRAZIL: DAY OF TERROR IN MATO GROSSO
First-hand accounts of a violent attack unleashed by Brazilian police against indigenous community along the Tapajos river.