Guatemala: listening to the people
The Ch'oti Mayan people from the east of Guatemala are resisting attempts to force them off their lands and undermine their livelihoods.
Bolivia — big changes planned for agriculture
While the Evo Morales government knows it must boost agriculture, it needs to reconcile the demands of two very different groups -- the big farmers and the campesionos
Two Latin American conservationists win awards
Conservations working with the giant armadillo in Brazil and the tiny cotton-top tamarin in Colombia win the "Green Nobel Prize".
Guatemala: indigenous leaders arrested
Two indigenous leaders from Huehuetenango are detained for protesting against hydro-electric projects that threaten their communities.
Bolivia — fighting patriarchy
Finally, after decades of struggle, women in Bolivia are getting their rights respected.
Stories from El Salvador
A photography exhibition and a theatre play bring the problems of reconciliation and healing in a divided society like El Salvador to London audiences.
Nicaragua’s Grand Canal: 3 –No excavation without consultation
Protest against Ortega's Canal project is concentrated in farms, communities and indigenous groups along the planned route.
Nicaragua’s Grand Canal: 2 –The environment vs the economy
Ecotastrophe or 200,000 jobs and a doubling of GDP? The Canal debate rages.
Nicaragua’s Grand Canal: 1 — Schism amongst the Sandinistas
LAB launches a new series of articles by Russell White on Daniel Ortega's pet $50 billion project. The first examines the deep differences among the Sandinistas.
Brazil: Christmas hamper from the MST
Brazil's landless workers movement launches a Christmas hamper of products to promote organic food produced on small family farms