Across Latin America, leaders often campaign on conservation but pivot once in office, weakening protections & backing extractive industries.
From Bolsonaro’s rollback of Brazil’s safeguards to pushes for farming & drilling in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, Indigenous rights & forests remain at risk.
Across Latin America populist regimes challenge nature conservation goals
The election of populist politicians seldom bodes well for the people of the Amazon or the conservation of its biodiversity and ecosystem services. Most are just stylistic versions of the generic…
