Summary - Natural Resource Extraction: Where Are We Heading?
Americas Quarterly launched its Winter 2013 issue on natural resource extraction.
AQ Documentary: The Relocation of the Rio Rancheria in La Guajira, Colombia
Watch an exclusive AQ documentary looking at how an indigenous community grapples with a mining company's plan to divert a local river. (en español)
New Americas Quarterly on Natural Resource Extraction Released
Out on January 29, the Winter 2013 issue of AQ addresses the potentials and pitfalls of the growing global demand for natural resources.
Interview: IICA's Miguel Garcia on Food Security in Latin America
How can technology, public-private partnerships, and small farmers change the ways countries produce and sell food? Garcia explained his views in an interview with AS/COA Online.
Mining Tensions in Peru and Argentina
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Mariana Atencio, Stephen Keppel
Improving relations with the community is fundamental to the long-term prosperity of both mining companies and local residents.
In the Caribbean, Chávez Illness Stirs Unease over Petrocaribe
Given the Venezuelan president’s health, concerns over the future of preferential oil agreements have emerged in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica—the three largest Petrocaribe recipients.