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Eye On Latin America

Latin American Sustainable Development news & analysis

Category: Social Movements

Amazon Watch launch ‘Keep the oil in the ground’ campaign as world gears up for major climate change march

Posted on September 19, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Chile: Glacier Republic pushes for 5-Star law to protect glaciers

Posted on September 5, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on June 13, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on May 9, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on April 18, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on March 21, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on March 14, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on January 30, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Posted on November 23, 2013September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

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