Tapajós under attack 4: Day of Terror in Tapajós river basin
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build 40+ large...
Bolivia assassination
Bolivians have been shocked by the recent escalation in violence, including the brutal murder on 26 August, of vice-minister Rodolfo Illanes. With much misinformation swirling around, Bolivia Information Forum provides a succinct account.
Brazil: Eight months after the tailings dam disaster
Families still homeless, fishing suspended, drinking water suspect, reports Greenpeace Brazil
Survival, Profit, and War: The Many Faces of Gold Mining in...
Miners often die in the small, informal mines but thousands still seek their fortune in this risky activity, that the government is finally attempting to regulate.
Brazil’s sea of mud
With the bursting of a dam full of iron ore tailings and other toxic metals in Minas Gerais state, Brazil is facing one its most serious environmental disasters ever.
Tribute to indigenous leaders
Profiles of four individuals who have fought mining, logging and land-seizures to protect their communities.
Peru: four outstanding indigenous leaders
Profiles of four individuals who have fought mining, logging and land-seizures to protect their communities.
Climate Justice: Uniting Struggles Across Latin America
The results of the official climate change conference in Lima (COP20) may have been disappointing, but grassroots movements across Latin America are coming together as never before.
El Salvador battles it out with multinational
When Corporations Sue Governments
An international gold mining company is refusing to accept the Salvadorean government's decision to expel it from the country for the...
Peru: Fair trade gold? Some mistake, surely!
Sotrami, a gold mining company near Ayacucho has achieved Fair Trade certification.