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Chinese port sparks controversy in Uruguay

Environmentalists and residents oppose fishing port that will impact public land and marine biodiversity

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Chile

COP25 host Chile must sign the Escazú Agreement

16 LAC countries have signed an accord to improve transparency and protect environmental defenders

Mexico

New Mexican president’s Mayan Train meets resistance

AMLO's ambitious Mayan Train rail project offers development at the cost of environmental degradation

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China and Latin America: a relationship transformed

As China’s influence grows through Belt & Road and media deals, Diálogo Chino is essential reading

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Brazil

An environmental agenda for Brazil and China

In a multipolar world, China and Brazil can pursue a path that brings prosperity and sustainability

China

Can China’s new soil pollution law reverse decades of harm?

It's been hailed as a 'breakthrough' but the law will be complex and costly to implement

Brazil

China made Brazil a global agricultural powerhouse. But who benefits?

Buoyed by Chinese demand for soy, Brazil grew and developed. After a lengthy crisis it must now diversify

World

The new ministers in charge of the Amazon

Four new environment ministers have been appointed in Amazon basin countries

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Brazil

Chinese investment brings hope to a fallen city

Once a symbol of Brazil’s rise, Itaboraí expects a controversial oil refinery to create many jobs

Peru

The Chinese mining giant and the ghost town

The resettlement of a Peruvian town by Chinese mining company Chinalco has sparked two conflicts

Paraguay

Paraguay’s advancing soy holds back rural communities

Cash crop expansion impacts health, education and environment and forces migration to cities

Mexico

Avocado boom wreaks havoc on Latin America’s environment

Consumption surges in China but more cultivation means deforestation and drought in Latin America

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