Stop Illegal Activity in the Amazon: A Plea From Brazil’s Private Sector
Business leaders are urging the government to rescue the country’s track record on the environment.
Looking at the Bright Side: 10 Positive Effects of the Pandemic
COVID-19 has already led to profound changes — many are here to stay.
Povos Indígenas do Alto Xingu estão em luto prolongado
Obrigados pela pandemia a cancelar a tradicional cerimônia do Kuarup, povos pedem para não serem esquecidos.
Indigenous Brazilians Must Look Abroad for Support
A leader from the Kuikuro people of Upper Xingu describes how they are fighting the pandemic — on their own.
Tracing the Causes of Berta Cáceres’ Life and Death
Nina Lakhani’s “Who Killed Berta Cáceres?” looks at both the details and context of the Honduran environmentalist’s murder.
Could the Pandemic Start a Biking Revolution in Latin America?
The crisis offers an opportunity to ease the congestion plaguing the region’s roads and public transit systems.
Can Brazil’s Armed Forces Protect the Amazon?
A decree has given Brazil’s military temporary authority over the fight against deforestation – while government actions continue to fuel it.
Bolsonaro’s Amazon Plan Has Actual Reasons for Hope
The announcement of a new council to oversee Amazon policy might suggest a changing stance toward deforestation.
Hurricane Maria: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
The natural disaster devastated the Caribbean – exposing corruption and climate risks in its wake.
New Data Points to Staggering Violence in the Amazon
A study shows 2,500 separate violent incidents targeting environmental defenders. The government, business and society must act.
Haiti’s Earthquake: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
Manmade problems are still exacerbating a tragedy provoked by natural disaster.
Inside the dramatic turnaround that made Colombia’s second city a model for water management.
MEDELLÍN— For much of the 20th century, the Medellín River was an open sewer, collecting the untreated human and industrial waste of the Aburrá Valley. Stretching through the valley’s center, Medellín — a fast-growing city with a reputation for entrepreneurship— turned its collective back and closed its collective nose. Warehouses and rail tracks buffered the city from the rank … Read more
NOVO AQ: Uma crise invisível
A seca e outros desafios relacionados à escassez de água representam uma ameaça crescente para milhões de latino-americanos. Mas alguns governos e empresas estão abrindo novos caminhos em direção ao futuro.
Oil, Sewage, Heavy Metals: The Pollution Plaguing Latin America’s Water
AQ looks at four rivers and one infamous bay that underscore Latin America’s water crisis.
El esfuerzo para salvar el malbec argentino
El cambio climático está agravando la escasez de agua en la región productora de vinos, poniendo en riesgo una especialidad Argentina.
