Reporting on climate justice in Latin America and the Caribbean Global Dispatch | The Guardian
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Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing the devastating effects of the climate crisis: from the degradation of the Amazon and rampant biodiversity loss to forest fires, drought, glacial melt and increasingly violent hurricanes.
The true impact of this crisis must be understood within the context of corporate landgrabs and deforestation; legal and illegal mining and logging; and the corruption and state capture that have long plagued the region and accelerated environmental damage.
People already disadvantaged by unjust policies are now disproportionately affected by extreme weather, which is fuelled by current and historical use of fossil fuels in wealthy nations. As the climate crisis deepens, so do humanitarian crises, rights abuses and global inequality.
That’s why the Guardian has launched Southern frontlines – reporting on climate justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a series on, and from, the most vulnerable communities in this region. We will be looking at the toll on people’s health and livelihoods, and highlighting the voices of those who are fighting back to be environmental defenders in the most dangerous countries in the world.
Southern frontlines will cover deforestation; drought and water scarcity; mining and its effects; pollution and public health; and energy and the energy transition, as well as issues including Indigenous land rights; gender; migration; natural disasters and government responses; and sustainable urban development.
Highlights so far include our interview with Brazil’s first minister for Indigenous people; a report on the Paiter Suruí community in Brazil’s Rondônia state who formed their own fire brigade to protect their territory; and the story of the Chilean tribe that was almost wiped out but has finally won legal recognition.
The challenges for climate justice are vast in Latin America and the Caribbean. This series is our attempt to focus in depth on these issues and on the people living on the climate frontlines.
Andrei Netto is the editor of Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean |
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