South America
Want To Fight Climate Change? Give Afro-Descendant Communities Land Rights, New Report Says
By Katie Surma
Scientists’ Letter Urges Brazil’s President Lula to Reject New Amazon and Offshore Drilling
By Bob Berwyn
As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests
By Georgina Gustin
Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows
By Andrés Muedano
Who Has the Right to Decide What Happens on Indigenous Lands?
By Katie Surma
Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Precedent-Setting Work Protecting an Imperiled River
By Katie Surma
Is Bolivia’s $1.2 Billion Deal to Protect Its Forests a Climate Boon—or a False Solution?
By Nicholas Kusnetz
China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet?
By Katie Surma
One Man’s Quest to Protect Pink River Dolphins
By Teresa Tomassoni
In Chile, a Declining Forest Worries Scientists
By Andrés Muedano
Biden Administration Reaches Deal Limiting Controversial Protections for Multinational Corporations
By Katie Surma, Nicholas Kusnetz
Watching Over a Fragile Desert From the Skies
By Humberto Basilio
Killer Whales in Chile Have Begun Preying on Dolphins. What Does It Mean?
By Humberto Basilio
Indigenous Group Asks SEC to Scrutinize Fracking Companies Operating in Argentina
By Katie Surma, Keerti Gopal
Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil
By Georgina Gustin
‘Appalling Figures’: At Least Three Environmental Defenders Killed Per Week in 2023
By Katie Surma
