Caption: Pavel Sulyandziga and Dante Pesce, from UN, talk about the tragedy (image: UN)
Brazil’s fatal dam disaster “preventable”, say experts
Dam collapse in Mariana reflects imbalance in priorities, states UN report
Extractive Industries
Caption: Berta Zuñiga Cáceres, daughter of slain Honduran activist Berta Cáceres speaks at a vigil in New York in April (image: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos).
Defenders of the environment on dangerous ground
Latin America has four of five riskiest countries in which to oppose environmental degradation
Caption: A night monkey in Yasuní’s national park in Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse paces on earth (image: bertolami).
Drilling in Yasuní national park begins amid uncertainty
Details of contract between Sinopec and Petroamazonas have not been made publicly available
Caption: The port city of Buenaventura, Colombia, is set for massive multimodal redevelopment thanks to Chinese investment (photo credit: Sol Robayo)
Understanding Chinese investments in Colombia
New research aims to help citizens better understand Chinese investments in Colombia
Caption: Representatives of indigenous communities participate in the 15th session of the UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York (photo credit: UN).
Indigenous peoples tell UN of persecution
Murders of environmental activists and lack of consultation top the agenda at New York forum
Caption: Bolivia’s planning minister René Orellana (photo credit: Fabiola Ortiz)
Interoceanic train will dynamise Bolivian economy, ministers say
Viability studies begin for multimodal transport system aiming to boost landlocked country's economy
Caption: A sign reading ‘risk of falling’ at the newly-operational Coca-codo Sinclair hydroelectric project in Ecuador, constructed by China’s Sinohydro. The project experienced many setbacks (image: Agencia de Noticias Andes)
New research and trends in China’s engagement with Latin America
Studies point to new challenges for China in dealing with more demanding regional partners
Caption: Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa at a lavish signing ceremony to mark a deal with Chinese-owned mining company Ecuacorriente, which owns the controversial El Mirador mine (imagen: Presidencia de la República del Ecuador).
Responsible investments need civil society participation
Chinese lenders must engage with Latin American civil society on the impacts of their projects
Caption: The House of Pizarro in Lima, Peru (imagen: Zeromilas123).
The China factor in Peru’s elections
Chinese investment in Peru a priority as candidates call for an end to mining conflicts
Caption: Copper extraction at the CMCC mine in northern Chile. Copper represents 79% of Chile’s exports to China (image: Rodrigo Arancibia Zamora)
Latin America won the China lottery, but is paying for its commodity gamble
Kevin Gallagher, author of a new book on China, the US and Latin America, talks to Diálogo Chino