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Journalist @theguardian.com. Latin American and Caribbean editor / climate justice and more. Author of Bringing Down Gaddafi • PhD in Social Sciences. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/southern-frontlines Signal: thecorrespondent.13
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This week's Guardian Weekly, out today 🇨🇦 North America edition: @leylandcecco.bsky.social on Carney, Canada and Trump 🇮🇳🇵🇰 All other regions: Hannah Ellis-Petersen and @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social on the India-Pakistan crisis over Kashmir Subscribe here! support.theguardian.com/uk/subscribe...

Colombia’s emerald capital, Muzo, is grappling with the environmental toll of its industry. Mining activities have led to deforestation, water pollution and soil erosion, with a growing call for sustainable practices to protect the environment and ensure the well-being of future generations.

“Last chance for humanity” — Scientists at Union Glacier, Antarctica, warn of a looming tipping point as global heating accelerates glacier melt. The time to act is now.

Am I the only one who finds Blair's claim shocking? He's echoing the oil industry's arguments!

Our cover this week.

Pablo López Alavez, a Mexican environmental defender, has spent over 14 years in prison for a murder he insists he did not commit. The UN has condemned his detention as arbitrary, citing due process violations and suggesting it is retaliation for his activism. @theguardian.com Southern Frontlines

Cañahua, an ancient Andean grain, is making a powerful comeback in Bolivia. Resilient to drought and frost, it’s not just a superfood but a beacon of hope for rural communities facing climate challenges.

Once a thriving ecosystem, Colombia’s Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta is now in peril. Stilt-house communities like Nueva Venecia and Buenavista face dwindling fish stocks, polluted waters, and government inaction. Yet, their spirit endures as they fight to restore their wetlands.

In Honduras, standing up for the environment can be a death sentence. Juan Bautista Silva and his son, Juan Antonio Hernández, were brutally murdered while documenting illegal logging. The Guardian highlights land defenders' deadly risks in the world's most dangerous country for environmentalists.

Silence surrounds the disappearance in Chile of Indigenous grandmother Julia Chuñil. Nearly 5 months ago, the Mapuche land rights defender went out to herd animals in the forest and vanished. What really happened? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

It will take a very long time to repair the damage Donald Trump has caused Our cover this week

I'm shocked by what's happening in the financial markets as I see the impacts of the turmoil on people's lives. But destroying the post-war global economy is nothing compared to what Trump can do to individual and political freedoms while in office – if he plans to leave the White House in 2029.

“The boss hates trade deficits and his team of willing sycophants came up with a formula, however idiotic, that ticked the box.”

Who would have thought, right?

🇹🇷 Inside Turkey's anti-government riots 🇹🇷 This week's Guardian Weekly magazine, out Friday Reporting from @ruthmichaelson.com Plus: Ed Pilkington on the children of the Black Panthers @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social meets FKA twigs www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...

Pour rappel.

The Kremlin supports Marine Le Pen and contests the French’s Justice decision. Who would have thought, right?

By me: who gets to recover after a climate disaster? Hurricanes Otis and John - which hit southern Mexico one year apart - exposed Acapulco’s big divide and left residents scared for their lives as the rainy season approaches www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Procès RN: Marine Le Pen quitte la salle d'audience avant le prononcé de sa peine

🇪🇺 Can Europe go it alone without the US? 🇪🇺 This week's Guardian Weekly magazine, out now www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

“The fish are dying. The water is black. The stench is unbearable.” A French firm is accused of dumping toxic waste in Colombia’s wetlands, devastating local ecosystems and communities. How did this happen — and who will be held accountable? @theguardian.com Southern Frontlines

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Wampís are taking a stand. Facing down illegal gold miners, this Indigenous guard patrols & protects their lands. Is it a win? @theguardian.com Southern Frontlines

BARRON'S: Turkish Court Jails 7 Journalists After Anti-Erdogan Protests www.barrons.com/news/turkey-... @barrons.com #journalism #photojournalism

Pendant que Tesla perd 40% de sa valeur, le constructeur chinois de voitures électriques BYD, dont l’investisseur américain Warren Buffett est actionnaire, a bondi de +47% depuis le début 2025. La Chine qui gagne, les USA qui perdent. L’inverse du projet de Donald Trump!

For decades, chlordecone – a pesticide banned in 1990 – was used on banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Today, it still poisons land, water, and people – a toxic legacy in the French Caribbean. Why has justice been so elusive? @guardian Southern Frontlines

Meet Adana Omágua-Kambeba, a doctor and shaman bridging Indigenous wisdom & Western medicine in the Amazon. Her story is a testament to resilience, healing and the fight for Indigenous rights. @theguardian.com Southern Frontlines

@bsky.app just dropped the mic on billionaire-controlled social media. "Finally, social media that’s billionaire-proof" No algorithms tweaked by the ultra-rich. No chaos. Just a platform where users—not billionaires—shape the conversation. Join the revolution. #Bluesky n24.com.tr/en/bluesky-c...

Protesters march in Belgrade at huge rally against Serbian president

Deep in Paraguay’s Chaco forest, the last uncontacted Indigenous group outside the Amazon faces extinction. As deforestation accelerates, so does the race to prove they still exist. The fight for survival in the shadows of progress. @guardian Southern Frontlines

El Salvador’s Bitcoin City dream clashes with environmental reality. President Nayib Bukele’s crypto metropolis is set to rise – right where vital mangroves protect communities from climate disasters. Can economic vision & environmental responsibility coexist? Read @guardian’s Southern Frontlines.

“Mr Duterte’s arrest on Philippine soil sends a salutary warning to would-be strongmen around the world: investigations launched in The Hague carry a greater threat than mere reputational damage to rogue leaders.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s the dollar’s version of the Christ the Redeemer covers.

‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading

Once a booming industry, jellyfish fishing in Honduras offered a lifeline to coastal communities—until the storms came. Now, fishers face a harsh new reality as the climate crisis disrupts their livelihoods. @guardian’s Southern Frontlines.

The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brazil’s energy paradox: while millions struggle with power shortages, a booming data centre industry guzzles electricity. How is the country balancing energy justice and digital growth? Here's our latest @guardian Southern Frontlines.

Surprise! The debate on the US constitutional crisis is growing.

Lost cities of the Amazon: how science is revealing ancient garden towns hidden in the rainforest

Lost cities in the Amazon? New research reveals ancient Indigenous urban centers hidden beneath the rainforest, built with advanced, sustainable tech long before European arrival. A story of resilience, innovation, and history rewritten.

Drill, baby, drill. Uruguay, a clean energy leader, drilling for oil? Once a renewable powerhouse, the country is now searching for oil & gas, raising climate questions. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

In 2024, the Amazon rainforest dried up. "Floating" communities in Brazil faced a harsh reality as rivers shrank and ecosystems collapsed. Photographer Musuk Nolte documented the crisis for the Guardian.

And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.

‘What joy! What damn joy!’: vanilla boom transforms fortunes of Colombia’s farmers

“I lost a part of me, I lost a part of my identity.” Such as powerful interview by Angelique Chrisafis with Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, in today's Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

"The Man of the Hole," the last of his community, lived in isolation for decades, resisting contact in the Amazon. His passing marks the end of a culture—but his land is now protected. What does his story teach us about survival, loss, and resilience?

Here's the third story in the Guardian's Uncontacted People series, about expeditions that identify the territory and establish the presence of the Kawahiva people in the Brazilian Amazon – without contacting their inhabitants. Another outstanding piece by John Reid and Daniel Biasetto.