The Amazon Rainforest is under threat from illegal logging and mining as the descendants of prehistoric tribes patrol the huge area that is their home, trying to stop the destruction. But the task is huge. The guardians of the area...
Volunteers cleaning up the oil spill in Brazil are getting sick. The mysterious spill has polluted more than 130 Northeastern beaches in Brazil for nearly two months. Volunteers, without proper equipment, have been cleaning up the toxic sludge with their...
For many economists and political commentators, Latin America was the utopia in the mid-2000s when the region was experiencing unprecedented growth and democracy seemed to have more or less consolidated in several countries. From Brazil – which saw its aggregate...
World Bank data shows an increasing trend of indebtedness in the world’s emerging regions since 2012. Will this debt be a precursor to higher development, or instead to a decline? The trends of debt owed to foreign lenders by four...
Venezuela’s record inflation (latest figure – 1,000,000%) and the collapse of its economy, has had an effect on its population. Consequently, how will the state of Venezuela’s economy and its population will affect Latin America? The repercussions of Venezuela’s possible...
Bolivian President Evo Morales has secured a fourth term in a controversial election. Initial results, which started to surface on Sunday, sparked mass protests in cities across Bolivia, as tens of thousands flock to the streets amidst allegations of voter...
As authorities struggled to placate protests that have erupted in Chile, President Pinera has declared a state of emergency in Santiago – the capital city. It has been reported that 11 people have since been killed amidst the ensuing violence....
In the courtyard of her home in Valparaiso, Chile, Dominga Mondaca pointed to the barren land where the water once irrigated strawberry and citrus plantations. She is one of over 600,000 people who need to be supplied with water since...
Thousands of indigenous demonstrators from all corners of Ecuador have travelled to the capital, Quito, to join the ongoing revolt that has gripped the nation for over a week. Some have come from as far as the Amazon forests to...
Active forest fires in Central Africa are greater than the Amazon fires, and have a potential to be more dangerous, Greenpeace has warned. Termed “the fire continent” by NASA, Africa is home to at least 70% of fires burning worldwide,...
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