Victory for small Amazon community
Federal judge suspends activities of a Canadian-owned mining company near the small community of São José, after LAB team of journalists exposes the harm the company is causing.
Central America calls for climate justice
Civil society organisations in Central America, one of the regions most affected by climate change, are calling on their governments to defend the interests of peasant families in the upcoming UN climate negotiations in Lima.
Brazil: landless people achieve advances in the face of government indifference
A documentary film describing an MST settlement in Rio Grande do Sul
Gendering Peasant Movements, Gendering Food Sovereignty
Latin America is a world leader in the food sovereignty movement but machismo is still alive and well
Latin America on a Dangerous Precipice
FAO optimism about eliminating hunger ignores climate change, which will present a big risk for the continent.
Mexico: Mayan farmers defeat ‘Gene Giant’ in latest court ruling
Last week's quiet victory over Monsanto in Campeche may have huge implications for native Indian groups in the US and Canada.
The Rolezinho – the new craze in Brazil
Afro-Brazilians have created a new pattern of behaviour that challenges class and racial prejudices.
The Marie Antoinette of Maranhao
Horrific events in Pedrinhas prison expose the pernicious effects of the 50-year reign of the Sarney family in Maranhao
El Salvador: ALBA support for farm co-operatives
A video prepared by a UK support group shows how ALBA is supporting farm co-operatives.
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