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.
The Amazon Region between protection and profit
New studies of the Amazon show that protected areas represent 45% of the river basin, but in Brazil protected areas are under pressure.
LEFT BEHIND BY THE G20
In 2010, the G20 committed themselves to promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
BRAZIL: CULTURAL HERITAGE UNDER THREAT
Brazil's rush to build roads and hydroelectric power stations is wiping out archaeological sites, many of them of great cultural importance to communities today. In a special article for LAB, Bruna Rocha, reports.
COLOMBIA: ECO-TOURISM EXPELS PEASANTS
A big eco-tourism project in the Tatacoa desert is leading to a mass expulsion of peasants. Gearoid O Loingsigh reports for LAB from Colombia.
Bolivia: Second Protest March Against Tipnis Reaches La Paz
Protest against the government's proposed road continues as the promised negotiations are awaited.
MEXICO: CABO PULMO RESORT VICTORY
President Calderón's cancellation of a huge resort complex in Baja California is celebrated as a victory by Mexico's environmental groups
COALiTION OF BOLIVIAN NGOS REJECTS OFFICIAL RIO+20 DECLARATION:
The Rio+20 approach makes things worse by putting nature up for sale, says the Bolivian Climate Change Platform, which represents indigenous organisations and social movements in Bolivia
LAB interviews Mariana Panuncio from the World Wildlife Fund in Washington...
In a special interview for LAB, Mariana Panuncio, a Director of Climate Change for the World Wildlife Fund's Latin America and Caribbean Program in Washington DC comments on the impact of climate change for Latin America.
BRAZIL: MONSANTO FACES BILLION-DOLLAR PAYBACK
Monsanto has appealed against a Brazilian court ruling that it should pay back to Brazilian farmers all of the taxes collected since 2004 — a minimum of 2 billion dollars.