Environmental defender Alejandra Parra continues to oppose a waste-to-energy incinerator in the south of Chile, despite rising danger for activists. Lautaro has all the makings of a tourist hotspot. Nestled among emerald lakes, ancient forests, and active volcanoes, it boasts South America’s oldest fish farm, the largest urban park in the Araucanía region, and a […]
In El Salvador, prominent human rights defenders and journalists are being targeted, while individuals and organizations in receipt of foreign funding are being required to register and pay a 30 per cent tax on all funds received from abroad. Fear and self-censorship are on the increase.
The indiscriminate felling of three rubber trees in the capital of Venezuela reveals the challenges facing a city that must embrace its green areas to address the climate crisis. What must I do as a citizen to love and care for natureand the blue sky sea of green planet earth? Excerpt from the poem “The […]
Florida-based influencer Pablo Figueiredo, a close ally of the Bolsonaros, is helping the push for the US to sanction Alexandre de Moraes and other justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court.
Under the guise of national security and economic growth, governments and corporations worldwide are escalating legal strategies to suppress Indigenous activists and organizers. According to Mapuche activist Moira Millán, a dictatorship has returned to Argentina. Moira Millán awoke to screams and shattered glass on 11 February 2025, as state police raided multiple Mapuche lofs, or communities, […]
In April 2025, Mexico City unveiled a comprehensive 20-point strategy to address the crisis of forced disappearance. Developed in collaboration with families of the disappeared and various organizations, the plan features technological upgrades, advanced protocols, significant investment, and support for families. While the announcement offers some hope for the capital, it has also cast a […]
In a country with one of the highest rates of murder of journalists, content-creators and influencers are also becoming targets, especially if they criticise the bosses of organized crime.
The new destructive and retrograde PL2159 Law being debated in Brazil's Congress, if it is approved before COP 30, will make a mockery of Brazil’s ambition to be a leader in environmental questions. By accelerating the destruction of the world’s largest and most biodiverse tropical forest, it will contribute to the climate crisis, not only in Brazil but on the planet.
Founded in response to a perilous oil spill in Rio’s Guanabara Bay, Ahomar fishing network has gone on to win international awards for its work, which has included peaceful occupation, the Environmental Fisheries Patrol volunteer programme and development of an app to monitor abuses in the bay. However, its members have faced threats, attacks, and […]
The country aims to increase areas under forest cultivation amid persistent doubts about their value, and water and biodiversity concerns. This piece was originally published by our partner Dialogue Earth. To travel inland through Uruguay is to encounter a repetitive landscape of soya and eucalyptus. Where the forests of one company end, those belonging to […]
