Infrastructure

Bridging Latin America’s infrastructure gap sustainably

Protesters hold a large white banner with blue and red text

Uruguay in muddy waters as it looks to avoid another crisis

A proposed water treatment plant on the brackish Río de la Plata faces questions over its environmental impacts and feasibility, amid political disputes

Stilt houses on bank of river

In Peru’s Amazon, a complex quest to democratise water

Aerial view of a construction site

Patagonia dams: 15 years, $5 billion and many doubts, but work continues

large underwater pipes on which barnacles, sponges, pearl shells and anemones grow

A disused oil rig in Peru flourishes as an accidental reef. Can it last?

Thousands gathered with signs and flags to protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro

Indigenous peoples

Latin America slows recognition of Indigenous lands

The Nahueve river in Neuquén province, patagonia, Argentina.

Energy transition

Tensions in Patagonia over a new hydropower plant

indigenous people camp on the property of Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine

Latam NGOs raise concerns on Chinese investments to UN body

Lula at his final campaign event in Sep 2022

Will Lula be Brazil’s environmental saviour?

A passenger and car ferry heads towards land in Salvador, Brazil

CCCC: Chinese infrastructure giant comes to standstill in Brazil

Highlights

Woman walks down stairs in mountain city

In Bolivia, a proposed road to connect communities may threaten nature, heritage

Locals welcome a proposed road linking Potosí and Cochabamba, but the project could also pose risks in one of the poorest areas of Bolivia

construction workers working on a construction site

Uruguay looks to timber buildings to reduce its construction emissions

A roadmap for timber’s use in construction and the building of South America’s first cross-laminated timber plant are driving a shift in Uruguay’s construction sector

A woman holds up a sign saying "No to the Mayan train, yes to the spider monkey".

The Mayan Train is set to change the anatomy of Mexico’s southeast

Beset by delays and complaints by environmentalists, the Mayan Train threatens the very tourism industry it seeks to support

aerial view of a winding mountain road

Opinion: Railways, not roads, are the lower impact option for the Amazon

Connecting the Amazon is one of the great modern challenges. Railways aren’t without harm, but may better protect the ‘lungs of the planet’, writes forestry expert Marc Dourojeanni

Indigenous peoples

Gran Chaco: Indigenous peoples and biodiversity left exposed by new road

People fish on shore with boat in the distance

Argentina looks to open new route to the sea for foreign trade

Aerial view of two cargo ships

Uncertainty in Argentina over key shipping route in global food trade

Worker watches hydropower water electric dam

Are large hydropower projects still viable in Colombia?

Brazil's President Bolsonaro walks along the tracks of the West-East Integration Railway (FIOL) together with

Brazil’s railway expansion plans put pressure on the Amazon

stones and puddles of water in the middle of a mountain road

A new road in Peru’s Amazon puts uncontacted peoples at risk

aerial view of a car on a motorway

A Chinese-financed highway promises to ease Colombia’s road struggles

Motorcycle rides deforested area

A decade on, Peru’s corruption-laden Interoceanic Highway troubles communities

people waiting on a platform

Bogotá Metro: plagued by setbacks, an urban mobility overhaul finally begins

Aerial view of a river and wooded area in the Serra do Divisor National Park

Proposed Brazil-Peru road through untouched Amazon gains momentum

Workers inspect internet facility

In Peru, a project to bring internet to remote areas progresses

Aerial view of a road in the middle of the Chiquitano dry forest in Bolivia.

A controversial road crosses one of the world’s best-preserved biomes

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