Brasiguaios and Paraguayan politics
This video gives a flavour of the attitudes of prosperous Brazilian soya producers based in Paraguay.
BRAZIL: WOMEN BABACU BREAKERS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
The spread of commercial farming and mining in the north and north-east is threatening the livelihoods of the babaçu breakers, long renowned for their fearlessness and their strong community spirit. Giovanna Grandoni reports.
PARAGUAY: RURAL LEADER MURDERED
As Paraguay's first election campaign since the overthrow of Fernando Lugo gets under way, an opponent of soya monoculture is murdered
PERU: MAYOR VILLARAN’S SUPPORT STRENGTHENING
Lima Mayor Susana Villarán may yet succeed in resisting 'impeachment'
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
BRAZIL: A FOREST CODE FOR AGRIBUSINESS?
The complexity and contradictions of Brazil’s new Forest Code will make it hard to enforce and easy to evade, says the Instituto Socioambiental.
How illegal logging in Brazil’s Amazon turns ‘legal’
Deforestation is a major contributor to climate change. In Brazil, in spite of the fact that deforestation has diminished in recent years, illegal logging is still a serious concern.
Climate Smart Agriculture in Latin America: A Sustainable Development Alternative
A renowned Costa Rican environmentalist says that small-scale farming can help resolve the problem of climate change in Central America.
Part 6: Fordlândia
In the sixth and final episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford takes time off to visit Fordlândia, Henry Ford's failed attempt to create rubber plantations in the Brazilian Amazon.
Part 5: Altamira, Belo Monte, Anapu – colonos and loggers
In the fifth episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford continues eastwards along the Transamazônica highway to the town of Altamira, which, due to the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, is expanding at a momentous rate.