Honduras: direct intervention
On 11 May 2012 US and Honduran soldiers shot a group of Miskito Indians from a helicopter, claiming they were involved in drug-trafficking. Berta Cáceres from COPINH says that the indigenous community is under seige.
Nicaragua: protests against canal are growing
Government secrecy and the threat to communities fuel opposition to this vast project.
Colombia: battle over fumigation is not over
President Santos has been praised internationally for banning the use of glyphosate, now declared a 'probable carcinogenic', but the spraying of coca is still continuing. It's too soon to celebrate.
Combating climate change: lessons from the world’s indigenous peoples
The Bolivian President, Evo Morales, explains why his country rejected the Copenhagen "accord".
Former ministers blast Bolsonaro’s environmental assaults
A new manifesto by eight of Brazil’s past environment ministers has accused the rightist Bolsonaro administration of “a series of unprecedented actions...
Bulletin 10 December 2009
MEXICO NEGOTIATES FUTURE OF ZELAYA ♦ ARGENTINA AND VENEZUELA REINFORCE THEIR ALLIANCE ♦ CLIMATE CHANGE: BOLIVIA SAYS NO TO CARBON TRADING ♦ BRAZIL READY FOR AGREEMENT ♦ COLOMBIA EXPECTS “AMBITIOUS TARGETS” IN COP15 &
Brazil: climate extremes in Acre state
xtreme weather conditions, from massive flooding to severe water shortages, have rocked cities and small communities alike in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon this year, a trend experts attribute to climate change and human actions.
BRAZIL: IS CLIMATE CHANGE FINALLY BEING TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY?
While inexplicably climate change has been falling off the agenda in the UK, despite the indications that the world is heading towards catastrophe even more quickly than we feared, there are signs that finally Brazil is waking up to the crisis.
The Unchanging Face of Dilma
As the Brazilian Senate embarks on the final step in the long process to impeach the President, a powerful image of Dilma has been circulating on Whatsapp. But is what it says true?
Brazil poses challenge for Biden’s climate policy
President Biden’s climate summit, starting on 22 April, World Earth Day, will see him aiming to bring Brazil’s leader Jair Bolsonaro into line.