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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Resolution Pending in Case of Miguel Peralta Betanzos

Judge has until August to decide on Mazateco Indigenous freedom

In Chiapas, people denounce counterinsurgency, displacement and State collusion

Programs like Sembrando Vida generate conflict and tension within communities

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

“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”