AgriZone, the agribusiness challenge at COP30
From Belém - Formally, it is supposed to be a space dedicated to sustainable agriculture and technological innovation. In reality, it welcomes and gives a voice to all Brazilian and internati...
Cúpula dos Povos: a no to Mercosur from the heart of the Amazon
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in a location that is at once symbol and battleground of the ongoing crisis: the Amazon. The forest, a treasure trove of biodiversit...
COP30: Time to act for the defenders of the planet
Latin America faces one of its deepest contradictions: it is the most dangerous region in the world for those who defend the environment, yet it is also the birthplace of the first international tre...
From whales to algorithms: why Latin America can lead a nature-inspired AI
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Latin America and the Caribbean are undergoing a vertiginous digital transformation. Social media,...
The vital role of soil diversity for sustainable agriculture
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The smell of wet earth is unmistakable and evokes something in all human beings. But why do we lik...
EU Commission gives green light to agreements with Mercosur and Mexico
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European Commission has taken a decisive step to reshape the European Union’s trade land...
A Circular Vision for Coffee Is an Opportunity for the Global South
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, India, and many others. To speak of coffee i...
Drought, Climate Change, and Scientific Diplomacy: A Collective Response from Latin America
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Drought is no longer just a natural or cyclical phenomenon: it is one of the most destructive impa...
Telecoupling: A story about lithium and asymmetric global transformations
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Aapo got up and looked out the window. The Baltic Sea was calm as always at dawn. Many years had p...
Brazil, Land of Contradictions, Is Getting Ready for COP30
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In November, COP30, the United Nations climate summit, will take place in Belém, a Brazilia...
Orientalism
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For decades, the Global South has been warning us about the systemic failure of the preconceived v...
Farewell, Pepe Mujica: an icon of social ecology
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Pepe Mujica, the former president of Uruguay and symbol of modest, socially and environmentally co...
The Pope who came from the “end of the world” and spoke to the “South of the world”
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Jorge Mario Bergoglio came from Argentina, the so-called “end of the world”, as he him...
Latin America’s largest solar power plant with battery storage inaugurated in Chile
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There is a place in Chile’s Atacama Desert where the power of the sun never seems to set. It...
Latin America's Potential to Lead the Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is home to 19% of the world's marine ecoregions. Bathed by t...
Climate-Biodiversity-Water Nexus: the protection of ecosystem services in South America
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, major and historical-record wildfires have devastated regions worldwide, includin...
Indigenous lands are key to conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation have become priorities on the global agend...
Biodiversity loss in Latin America, the burden of international trade
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano What do a German eating his traditional sausages, a Frenchman tasting his typical cheeses and an I...
Suriname and Guyana, when climate adaptation requires oil money
This article is also available in Italian / Qusto articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Baku - Marciano Dasai is the environment minister of Suriname, a small Caribbean country ...
Startup, protecting forests and indigenous communities in the Andes with Acción Andina
The 7,000-kilometer-long Andes Mountains, which make up only 1% of the earth's surface, are home to a rich and diverse ecosystem. There are 15% of all plant and wildlife species, including more than...