South America

South America

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

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

European Union-Mercosur Trade Agreement: The Unequal Energy Transition

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

Green Attack on the Amazon: REDD Projects Worsen Climate Crisis

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

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

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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Militarization in Mexico Intensifies During Current Administration

255,276 members of the armed forces and National Guard are deployed throughout national territory

Oaxaca: Communities Denounce Collusion between Agrarian Ombudsman and Mining Project

The institution must promote the defense of the rights and safeguard the integrity of indigenous peoples’ lands

Assembly in Defense of Water Demands an End to its Plunder in Mexico

The manipulation and division of communities, commodification, as well as the industry concessions are tactics being used to impose the plunder