Indigenous Comcaac serve up an oceanic grain to preserve seagrass meadows
The Indigenous Comcaac community of northwestern Mexico is working to preserve eelgrass and promote the renaissance of the grain they obtain from it.
Latin America on a Dangerous Precipice
FAO optimism about eliminating hunger ignores climate change, which will present a big risk for the continent.
Tribute to indigenous leaders
Profiles of four individuals who have fought mining, logging and land-seizures to protect their communities.
MEXICAN WIND FARMS GENERATE CONFLICT
A 'green energy' project benefits companies and excludes local people.
Ecuador: Is protest deterring the oil companies from making bids?
Limited interest by oil companies in bidding for new contracts suggests international opposition is having some effect.
The Two Perus
The gulf between the Coastal and Highland economies, the dispossession caused by extractive industry and failure to involve local people mean that inequality in Peru remains stubbornly high, says Christian Aid partner, CEDAP.
Bolivia played ‘courageous role’ in Copenhagen
Nick Buxton, from the Transnational Institute (TNI), provides a spirited response to accusations that Bolivia 'hijacked' the negotiations.
El cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe
El cambio climático está afectando a América Latina. Lea cómo y qué se puede hacer para evitar el desastre.
Colombia’s surging ‘Green Wave’
The former mayor of Bogotá poses a threat to Alvaro Uribe's heir.
Bulletin 1 March 2010
Chile: Army controls devastated areas – rescue efforts start – Why Chile coped better than Haiti ♦ Colombia: the end of the Uribe adventure, for now ♦ Argentina: politics makes inflation go up ♦ Meeting to prepare COP16