South America

South America

South America

They promised to get Argentina out of poverty with fracking; now they’re poorer

Santiago Navarro F - 1 May, 2023

An environmental delegation confirms the existence of mountains of toxic waste as a result of fracking in Patagonia; there are no security measures

South America

European Union-Mercosur Trade Agreement: The Unequal Energy Transition

Renata Bessi - 24 October, 2022

The agreement was signed months before the European Green Deal; 540% increase in ethanol exports to Europe expected

South America

Green Attack on the Amazon: REDD Projects Worsen Climate Crisis

Aldo Santiago - 17 July, 2022

False solutions, such as carbon markets and Nature Based Solutions, prosper as threats and violence increase in the Brazilian Amazon

South America

Brazil: Indigenous People Block Highway, Protesting Covid-19, Deforestation, and Railway Construction

Santiago Navarro F - 25 August, 2020

In 2017 U.S.-based agroindustrial giant Cargill announced it would compete in the tender with a block of other U.S. and Brazilian companies.

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Mexico

Resolution Pending in Case of Miguel Peralta Betanzos

Nolan Peltz - 5 June, 2023

Judge has until August to decide on Mazateco Indigenous freedom

Mexico

In Chiapas, people denounce counterinsurgency, displacement and State collusion

Ñaní Pinto - 25 May, 2023

Programs like Sembrando Vida generate conflict and tension within communities

Mexico

In Mexico, Mining Law Reform is “Half-Baked”

Renata Bessi - 19 May, 2023

“A deep and committed policy is needed. It is necessary to commit ourselves in a serious and decisive manner. Because humanity and life on this planet are really at risk”