Brazil: pedagogy of the land
Brazil: Pedagogy of the Land. A group of 50 peasant farmers in the Brazilian state of Pará have brought out a remarkable book, entitled "Harvest in Times of Drought".
BRAZILIAN ORGANISATIONS CAMPAIGN FOR DILMA TO VETO THE FOREST CODE BILL
After the vote in the Brazilian Congress that passed a version of the Forest Code that drastically reduces protection for the Amazon rainforest and other forest areas, 200 environmental and social organisations have launched a...
Mexico: the fight for rights
Aurelia Rivas, a young Tepuehan Indian, spends her days travelling from ranch to ranch to speak to local residents, especially women. It's all part of the struggle to break the traditional gender inequalities.
Amazon: Another way is possible
At a time of serious environmental setbacks in Brazil, a remarkable new documentary shows how hundreds of families are successfully working together to recuperate the forest.
Brazil: huge defeat for environmentalists
Congress approves new forest code that represents a serious reverse for environmental movement. The ball is now in Dilma's court.
The land problem in Paraguay: an unsolvable issue?
Paraguay has a left-wing government that does not seem to have the will to solve the land problem in the region of Alto Paraná.
Brazil: MST attacks Dilma
In the wake of a series of actions undertaken by the landless movement (MST) across the country, João Pedro Stédile, one of the main leaders, has attacked President Dilma for allowing her government to be taken over by 'second-rate bureaucrats'.
Brazil: devastating attack on environmental policy
The leading biologist and former government official, João Paulo Capobianco, has strongly attacked the government's environmental policies, including its handling of the new forest code.
How sustainable is hydropower in the Amazon?
A new study of the ecological impact of the 150 dams planned across all six major river basins connecting the Andes to the Amazon, a huge area covering parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, raises serious concerns.
The Reforestation Project at Gros Morne, Haiti
The author visits an inspiring reforestation project in Haiti.