Location: South America
27 Mar 2012
Deep in the heart of favela (shanty town) communities in the metropolis of Sao Paulo, Brazil, seeds of transformation are beginning to sprout
Energy company fined $18bn for contaminating Amazon
25 Nov 2011
At age 26, Jay Chavez went to Peru for six months on a trip that led to her setting up a volunteering agency. Five years later, she has changed the lives of hundreds of Peruvian children
Africa, South America / Food, Politics
02 Sep 2011
John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva awarded The World Food Prize 2011
South America / Justice, Politics, Positive Perspective
12 Jun 2011
Polly Higgins: Bolivia’s Law for Mother Earth could spark a new world of ecological justice
South America / Conservation, Justice, Politics, Sustainable Development
12 Jun 2011
Law of Mother Earth sees Bolivia pilot new social and economic model based on protection of and respect for nature
06 May 2011
A new marine park covering one million hectares, offers a “beacon of hope for ocean health and human wellbeing”
South America / Conservation, Politics
15 Mar 2011
After a convincing third place in her first time standing for the Brazilian presidency, environmentalist Marina Silva offers hope for a sustainable future in Brazil
14 Mar 2011
The people of Ecuador’s Amazon region have achieved legal justice after an 18-year battle seeking damages for crude oil pollution
British man walks entire length of the Amazon
South America / Archive, Conservation, Environment, Travel
13 Dec 2010
Ed, 35, from Mowsley, Leicestershire, has walked the entire length of the mighty Amazon River, from source to sea, over 860 days
Bolivia Calls for Earth Rights
South America / Sustainable Development
02 Mar 2010
President Evo Morales Ayma of Bolivia is calling for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth.