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Chapín Abajo: History of a Community in Resistance Against Industrial Oil Palm Cultivation

Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ people are recuperating their lands despite the military presence.

Chiapas: Disappearing on the Southern Border of Mexico

It describes the context of the violence on the border over the past two years and the lives of thousands of residents affected.

Despite Indigenous Resistance, Mexico Authorizes Mining Concessions in Protected Areas 

Almost half a million hectares in Mexico's most biodiverse region are slated for mining.

La Encrucijada’s Dilemma: The Greenwashing of Oil Palm

Oil palm cultivation expands into protected areas in Chiapas with 17,300 acres that the government and companies intend to legalize

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Cover image: Residents of Palo Quemado who for years have resisted the La Plata mining project. On Tuesday, March 26, elements of the National Police...

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The energy restructuring in Mexico is being done by the government of AMLO to sustain megaprojects in the south-southeast

Guatemala: Chiquibul Seeks to Certify its Oil Palm Crops while Using Violence Against Indigenous Peoples

Community of Santa Elena, in Petén, is surveilled by police patrols and armed company guards; at night drones fly over the community