Coca and Covid in Argentina
Closure of the border with Bolivia in response to covid-19 has exposed a legal vacuum in Argentina surrounding the consumption, importation and cultivation of...
El Salvador: rainwater harvesting
This article by Tim Muth is reproduced from the excellent El Salvador Perspectives blog. You can read the original here. Tim can be contacted...
Lupita: justice for Acteal
Scarred by a brutal massacre which took place in December of 1997 and left 45 dead, the residents of Acteal, in the highlands of Chiapas, continue to remind the world never to forget. One woman is at the forefront.
BNDES 5: The Bank for for continental dam construction
Working through IIRSA, the Bank is funding dam construction throughout South America.
Bolsonaro’s people: the Amazon, indigenous and landless at risk
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has chosen Ricardo Salles as Brazil’s environment minister. The former São Paulo state government environment secretary is under investigation for...
Belo Monte dam: conflict in the Amazon
The Belo Monte dam, now under construction in the Amazon, is heralded as an abundant power source for Brazil’s burgeoning economy. But critics...
Chevron, Ecuador and the extractor’s curse – 3
3. When in doubt, sue the lawyer
On July 10 2018, two courts, over 2,800 miles apart, came to diametrically opposite conclusions about one of...
Amazon Besieged
As LAB prepares to launch its new and powerful book*, co-author Sue Branford issues a stark warning of the implications of a Bolsonaro government...
Voz V | The Covid-19 Pandemic: Survival
The arrival of Covid-19 devastated Latin America. Across the region, there are calls to build a more just economy and society than the one that was left behind.
Tapajos under attack 15: Brazil on verge of legitimizing Amazon land...
Brazil’s president has until 22 June to approve or veto two bills (PLC 4 and PLC 5) turning over more than 600,000 hectares...