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Pandemic will increase indigenous activism in Peru

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PERU

Under pressure from growing indigenous militancy, the government is taking belated steps to meet demands for better protection, including steps to stem the flow of extractive…

Chile government will struggle with indigenous issues

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CHILE

Meanwhile, part of the area remains under a state of emergency in an attempt to contain a surge in the violence that has plagued it for over two decades.

Efforts to curb deforestation will fall short in Peru

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PERU

The COVID-19 pandemic has further revealed the inefficacy of state organisations in countering deforestation and the various illegal activities that help drive it. The COP26…

Peru raps Pluspetrol following environmental protests

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PERU

The government has ordered Pluspetrol, which owns and operates key oil and gas concessions, to abandon its exploratory activities in the central jungle region, following protests…

Global and Brazilian Amazon pressures will rise

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BRAZIL

In Amazonia, deforestation increased by 25% year-on-year in the first half of 2020. The situation has led large institutional investors, corporations and foreign governments to…

Deforestation and crime expand in Brazil’s Amazonia

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BRAZIL

Brazil recorded considerable improvements in the conservation of Amazonia in the decade from the mid-2000s. However, tighter budgets since the mid-2010s and the openly…

Chile constituent elections will usher in uncertainty

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CHILE

Moreover, the results suggest that Chile’s next president, to be elected in November, may not come from either of the two coalitions that have dominated politics since 1990.

Nigerian restructuring debates will persist

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's restructuring debates.

Malaysia’s governing coalition will survive turbulence

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MALAYSIA

Tensions in Malaysia's governing coalition.

Rising criminal activities pose Brazil security risks

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BRAZIL

The area concentrates some of the world’s most isolated indigenous communities, but also increasingly attracts organised criminal groups. Near the Peruvian and Colombian borders…