Environment
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's government announced a "crusade" against illegal logging, vowing to clamp down on the multi-million dollar timber trafficking industry which, it says, funds organized criminal groups.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 00:00
"Asi como hemos emprendido una cruzada contra la mineria ilegal, vamos a incluir como un objetivo estrategico de nuestro gobierno la lucha contra el trafico ilegal de madera"
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 00:00
Peru's largest resource sector industry group, the National Society for Mining, Petroleum and Energy, on Thursday praised the deal that will allow the government to place a new windfall tax that could raise about three billion soles ($1.1 billion) a year.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 00:00
Peru's Congress unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that could quell social conflicts in rural provinces by requiring companies to consult with native communities before building mines or drilling for oil.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 00:00
Eles são suspeitos de integrar uma quadrilha de pistoleiros que aterrorizava o sul do estado.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
Police in Brazil have indicted three people for the killing of a couple of prominent environmental activists in the Amazon three months ago.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
Jose Claudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Maria were gunned down last May near a reserve in the jungle state of Para, where they taught farmers how to use land in a sustainable manner.
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 00:00
The measures, announced on Tuesday, should see at least 131 people receive some form of protection, among them environmental activists, rural leaders and human rights defenders.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 00:00
Groups of armed men have started illegally logging ancient forests in Mexico. Now, the people in one town are fighting back.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 00:00
The fight is about trees. But it is part of a greater struggle in Mexico, to beat back rapacious criminal organizations that keep extending their reach.