What is at stake in Brazil’s 2022 presidential election?
The race to be the next president of Latin America’s biggest country could hardly be more polarised.
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Can we save the Amazon rainforest?
Tree planting may be fashionable but stopping deforestation should be the true measure of success.
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Could Happy the elephant follow an Ecuadorian monkey into legal personhood?
The US lawyer Steven Wise reflects on the long journey towards the recognition of animals as legal persons with rights.
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Latin America’s new pink tide faces a difficult balancing act
A wave of left-wing victories in the region doesn’t guarantee sweeping social progress
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Why we all – and men especially – must eat less meat to save the Amazon
New pledges and legislation should help slow tropical deforestation, but a full dietary shift is needed for real change.
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Why Venezuela’s “ecocide” must not be ignored
The failure of Venezuela to sign the Cop26 deforestation deal is yet another sign of President Nicolás Maduro’s total disregard…
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Bolsonaro can’t end deforestation in the Amazon – even if he wants to
Ending deforestation would alienate the president’s base at a time when he needs its support more than ever.
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Economic recovery is trumping climate action in Latin America
Post-pandemic, Mexico and Brazil are consuming more fossil fuels in defiance of climate commitments.
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