Interview with Vitalino Alvarez (VA) from the Movimiento Unificado Campesino de...
In Spanish and English.
Bolivia: second indigenous march
The new march against the controversial road through the indigenous territory, TIPNIS, is taking place in a much more complicated political context. Emily Achtenberg reports.
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...
ECO-AGRICULTURE FOR EL SALVADOR?
Salvadorean President Mauricio Funes has promised support and incentives for small-scale localised food production in an implicit criticism of the neo-liberal model.
Indigenous Flashpoints
Latin America may be enjoying an economic boom, but indigenous peoples have become the victims of that prosperity.
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.
Land Rights of the Kaliña and Lokono Indigenous Peoples of Suriname
The indigenous peoples of Suriname are fighting for land right in a country that is ruled by old colonial laws.
FAREWELL TO BRETTON WOODS: HELLO TO THE AGE OF THE BRICS
The Brics countries, including Brazil, are planning to set up their own development bank. Does this spell the end of the era of the IMF and the World Bank?
Miss Kayapó: subverting indigenous culture?
Film-makers from the Kayapó indigneous community in the Brazilian Amazon are beginning to film many aspects of their culture, including the participation of Kayapó girls in beauty contests.
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.