Tag: South America

3 Articles

Human Rights & Development

Malaria, Forest Loss, and Sociopolitical Stability in the Amazon

In the early 2000s, a coordinated regional effort put malaria elimination in Latin America within reach. Today, malaria cases are rising again in the Amazon, despite expanded…

September 15, 2026

Conflict & Security

The Amazon as a State Matter: Exploring the Role of Military in Forest Governance

The rise in environmental crimes in the Brazilian Amazon reflects the growing scale of transnational groups conducting illegal resource exploitation. Their schemes are sensitive…

November 12, 2024

Human Rights & Development

Ecopoliticide: The Strategic Murder of Environmental Activists Is a Fundamental Threat to Human and Environmental Security

Introduction: A Typology of Ecopoliticide The level of violence against environmental defenders has been shockingly high and shows no signs of abating. Environmental defenders…

June 8, 2024