3 days ago · LAND thanks our generous donors who helped make our 2021 spring fundraiser a success! Tim Wilson, Julia Payson, Edwin Seda-Fernandez, Gabriela Sandoval Requena, David Woodworth, Alan Cassidy, Lucia Fanjul, Anasa Hicks, Julie Steyaert, Mary Tsukamoto, Idna Corbett, Maxine Phillips, Anthony Nicolau, Madeline Schatzberg, Alejandro Velasco and Christopher Lawton.

November 3, 2023 > Amanda Magnani Indigenous-led Seed Bank Protects the Amazon’s Biodiversity. RORAIMA, BRAZIL – The sun has barely risen as men and women leave their homes to make their way towards the maloca, a tall hut as large as an amphitheater.

3 days ago · Chile, Features, Southern Cone Charrúa: Chile’s Energy Enclave Battling Darkness January 27, 2025 By Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa Leer en español . High-voltage towers, metal fences, and warning signs greet visitors as they enter the rural town of Charrúa, located nearly 500 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile’s capital.

Nov 14, 2022 · May 8, 2022 > Staff Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador tours Central America and Cuba. THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador toured Central America and Cuba as part of his government’s strategy to strengthen relations with the Latin […]

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December 31, 2022 > Jacob Kessler Why Peru’s president won’t be attending Lula’s Inauguration. Tomorrow, Brazil will have a new president. After a tense run-off election with incumbent Jair Bolsonarao, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was narrowly victorious by …

Nov 21, 2022 · December 25, 2022 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno Almost half of Nicaraguan NGOs dissolved. NEW YORK — In Nicaragua, 44% of registered NGOs — 3,209 NGOs out of the 7,227 registered in Nicaragua since 2018 — have had their legal registration canceled by the […]

Jan 6, 2023 · April 8, 2023 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno China, the Americas, and Lithium — A Tale of Investment in Emerging Markets. NEW YORK — Year-to-date, Chinese investments in Latin American lithium — as measured by the price tag of projects and acquisition value — have surpassed investment levels in 2021, according […]

December 1, 2022 > Mother Jones U.S. Bans Sugar Imports From Top Dominican Producer Over Forced Labor Allegations. This story was written by Sandy Tolan and Michael Montgomery for Mother Jones.

May 1, 2018 > Staff In Haiti Cholera victims have only received 2% of promised U.N. relief aid. TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI: Haitians suffering from cholera caused by United Nations peacekeepers have only received two percent of promised relief funds halfway through the fund’s projected three-year term, […]