Brazil: I skip meals to feed my children
Single mothers who raise their families alone were hit face on by the loss of jobs and income; women are always the last to eat.
Tapajos under attack 15: Brazil on verge of legitimizing Amazon land...
Brazil’s president has until 22 June to approve or veto two bills (PLC 4 and PLC 5) turning over more than 600,000 hectares...
Free trade and Mexico’s junk food epidemic
There's been a real explosion in obesity and diabetes in Mexico, largely because NAFTA has changed profoundly the country's food systems.
Michel Temer: Captain of Brazil’s Titanic
Aug 14 2017
What is President Temer's weapon for fighting corruption charges? Why, corruption of course.
In his relentless battle to stay in power, President Michel...
3. The Iriri river, conservation and its costs
A discussion with settlers about their problems: dams, conservation regulations and land thieves; and a visit to a 'ghost' ranch.
NICARAGUA: ‘ROYA’ SCOURGE DEVASTATES COFFEE HARVEST
Several strains of the fungal disease 'Roya' are devastating coffee bushes across Central America with disastrous consequences for harvests and farmers
Revisiting Paraguay 1
Much remains unchanged but a few are daring to speak out against corruption, says Jan Rocha, in the the first of two blogs
Brazil – the GMO momentum
The area covered by genetically modified crops has been growing rapidly but the anti-GM campaign is far from defeated.
4. Xipaya Indians & Beiradeiros: a tale of two cultures
Visits to Arara and Xipaya indian communities and beiradeiro river people, the conflicts, agreements and pursuit of fair treatment.
Rio Trombetas: The Last Quilombo
Indigenous villagers protesting against hydro-electric projects face escalating intimidation.