China, Latin America & the environment Featured China’s Brazilian beef demand linked to Amazon deforestation risk Analyses of Brazil's beef exports show 22,700 hectares of Amazon deforestation in 2017 that may be connected to Chinese demand
World Brics turns ten Brics group pledges increased integration through New Development Bank loans at Brasilia Summit as doubts about sustainability linger
World G20 erring on climate action Latest Brown to Green report finds G20 countries’ lacking strategies for tackling climate change, a year ahead of the deadline to up ambition
Paraguay Paraguay’s agribusiness pushes for China market access Diplomatic tug-of-war frustrates beef producers in Paraguay as Taiwan ups aid to only remaining South American ally
Brazil The NDB promised to revolutionise development finance – what happened? Five years after its creation, the New Development Bank, or BRICS bank, hasn’t lived up to grand early promise — but things could change
Argentina New Argentina president looks set to deepen China ties Fernández’s outright victory in Sunday’s election could reactivate controversial China-backed projects as new president eyes ‘mature’ relationship
Brazil What does Bolsonaro’s China visit mean for environmental cooperation? Brazil and China have cooperated in environmental policy for decades, but radical change in Brazilian politics jeopardises everything
Bolivia The Bolivian Amazon, off the agenda in the presidential election Bolivia will elect a president this Sunday amid concerns about forest fires in the Amazon and the expansion of agribusiness
Peru Maca: the dubious aphrodisiac Chinese biopirates took from Peru Six years since maca fever faded in Peru, communities who protected the root for hundreds of years still feel the effects of biopiracy
World What’s the latest with the Escazú Agreement? A year after the signing of the historic regional Latin American agreement on the environment, many challenges remain
Mexico The search for Mexico’s sea cucumbers We travelled to the Yucatán peninsula to see how Chinese demand has endangered sea cucumbers, species with a vital ecological function
Colombia Tribugá port clashes with Colombia’s tourism vision A proposed port on Colombia’s Pacific coast reveals a stark choice: more business with China, or boost ecotourism?
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