Environmental and indigenous rights NGO Amazon Watch launch new campaign calling for oil reserves in the Amazon rainforest to be… Read more Amazon Watch launch ‘Keep the oil in the ground’ campaign as world gears up for major climate change march
Category: Social Movements
Chile: Glacier Republic pushes for 5-Star law to protect glaciers
Six months after the founding of Glacier Republic, Greenpeace Chile are keeping up the pressure on the Chilean government to… Read more Chile: Glacier Republic pushes for 5-Star law to protect glaciers
HidroAysén: Chronicle of an environmental victory foretold in Chile
The controversial HidroAysén hydroelectric project, proposed for southern Chile’s Patagonia, has been stalled by the government to the delight of… Read more HidroAysén: Chronicle of an environmental victory foretold in Chile
Ecuador: Yasuní signatures rejected by Electoral Court, activists allege fraud and bias
Ecuador’s electoral authorities have invalidated well over half the signatures submitted by YASunidos in bid to prevent drilling for oil… Read more Ecuador: Yasuní signatures rejected by Electoral Court, activists allege fraud and bias
Glacier Republic reaches 100,000 citizens and makes headway in parliament
Glacier Republic now has 100,000 citizens, and has succeeded in getting a cross-party parliamentary group to formally ask President Bachelet… Read more Glacier Republic reaches 100,000 citizens and makes headway in parliament
Ecuador: Yasuní campaign remains under threat despite progress
Anti-drilling collective YASunidos say they are close to gathering the required 600,000 signatures to trigger a referendum on Yasuní-ITT oil… Read more Ecuador: Yasuní campaign remains under threat despite progress
Glacier Republic heats up in Chile
Glacier Republic opens embassies in dozens of countries, sends a special delegation to new Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and continues… Read more Glacier Republic heats up in Chile
Ecuador: Campaign to save Yasuní-ITT making steady progress, but faces new threats
The campaign to force a citizens’ referendum on blocking the government’s plans continues apace, but any eventual success – still… Read more Ecuador: Campaign to save Yasuní-ITT making steady progress, but faces new threats
Chile: Student politicians graduate from the streets to government
One of the more interesting sub-plots of Chile’s recent legislative elections is the success of former student leaders who have… Read more Chile: Student politicians graduate from the streets to government
