The Battle Over a Proposed Pipeline in Mexico’s Gulf of California
The livelihoods of local fishing villages and the Indigenous Comcáac community are under threat from a proposed energy project in the Gulf of California, despite their protests.
A Flotilla Exposes the Dutch Caribbean’s Struggle for Climate Justice
Despite co-hosting a milestone climate conference, the Netherlands has left the Dutch Caribbean islands alone in their fight against climate change.
The Essequibo Illusion
A 185-year-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana reveals the enduring contradictions of U.S. foreign policy in the Caribbean, with the “Donroe Doctrine” introducing fresh diplomatic risks.
At a Historic Conference, Frontline Groups Push for a Just Transition
Though the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels is a historic achievement, movement organizers question if it will create needed pathways toward a just transition.
A Guatemalan Indigenous Council Struggles Against a Mine
Targeted with death threats, violence, and bogus legal charges, Ch’orti’ people are still fighting to permanently close a mining project that has polluted their lands.
U.S. Stifles Clean Energy Independence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Renewable energy production brings with it opportunities for social change in Latin America but an intensified U.S. imperialism seeks to prolong the grip of fossil fuels in the region.
Green Capitalism in the Americas Web Collection
Don't miss the open access and Spanish and Portuguese content from our Fall 2025 issue.
Green Sacrifice Zones in Antofagasta
Chile's energy transition promises decarbonization, but in the north of the country, a growing extractive frontier threatens water, land, and Indigenous ways of life.
Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
In this special issue of the NACLA Report, we critically examine the rise of green capitalism in the region in the lead-up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November.
The Fourth Invasion: Decolonizing Histories, Extractivism, and Maya Resistance in Guatemala (Review)...
Giovanni Batz’s carefully researched text examines how the Ixil and K’iche’ Mayas have resisted attacks on their land, state violence, and extraction since Spanish colonization.
Javier Milei’s War on Indigenous Rights
As Argentina’s far right administration dismantles Indigenous protections, a wave of land evictions has destabilized life for Patagonia’s Mapuche community.
Panamá to Belém: Grassroots Demands for a Real Just Transition
United Nations Climate Week in Panamá centered market-based false solutions to the climate crisis, but it's not too late to change course for the June global climate talks in Bonn.
