The future of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential run-off
Victory for Jair Bolsonaro, who is closing the gap on Lula, would almost certainly accelerate the rate of deforestation.
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The fate of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential election
Rampant deforestation under the country’s current president Jair Bolsonaro has turned Brazil into the world’s sixth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Brazil’s election proves it – the pandemic did not kill nationalist populism
Jair Bolsonaro has run Lula surprisingly close in the first round of the presidential vote, piling on the pressure ahead…
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Lula vs Bolsonaro: Brazil’s 2022 presidential election explained
The race to be the next president of Latin America’s biggest country could hardly be more polarised.
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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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Chile’s new leftist president could transform the country
Gabriel Boric has won a mandate to change Chile. The only question is how he will do it.
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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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