Mexico is determined to restore populations of its largest native predator, the jaguar, to long term viability, writes Kent Paterson. That means creating millions of acres of ecological corridors across the country, and joining with US colleagues to secure large areas of habitat in southwestern states, where recent sightings give hope that jaguars are returning to their former range.
… of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun. Nearly half of Mexico's jaguar … coral reef shelf that extends from near Cancun south to Honduras in the western …
Overtaken by massive regional trade agreements like TPP, TTIP, CETA and TINA, the World Trade Organisation has slipped into the background, writes Polly Jones. But this week it's back with a vengeance, with its first big meeting in two years. The US's plan is to globalise the investment protection regime set out in the TTP, and open a new era of corporate rule and the eradication of democracy.
… News Trade Finance Politics UK USA wto-demo-cancun-cut.jpg Overtaken by massive regional …
Peru, notorious for its brutal exploitation of forests, oil and minerals, theft of indigenous lands and murder of eco-defenders, is an unlikely host for the COP20 climate talks, writes Alexander Reid Ross. Except that Peru's actions reflect the corporate land-grabbing agenda manifest in the false solutions on offer in Lima this week. It's a time for resistance, not compromise!
COP20 and corporate power - destroying the edifice of false climate solutions Alexander Reid Ross | 10th December 2014 News Peru Unfccc Land Grabs Corporations Farming Indigenous Peoples Trade USA …
A small fishing community in Mexico's Baja California is playing involuntary host to a gigantic tourism and real estate development, writes Viviane Mahieux. And while the branding of the Tres Santos resort is all about mindfulness, ecology and sustainability, the reality is one of big money, high level politics, and the unaccountable deployment of state violence against those who dare oppose it.
Brutal, opaque, illegal: the dark side of the Tres Santos 'mindfulness' eco-tourism resort Viviane Mahieux | 29th April 2016 News Mexico USA Development Oceans Fishing Finance Tourism …