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# Latin America

Posts in this archive: 5

- [Climate neglect is destroying entire cities in Brazil](https://350.org/climate-neglect-is-destroying-entire-cities-in-brazil/) — The bleak scenario in a state devastated by extreme rains brings a reminder to the world: acting now will be much easier and cheaper than when the worst impacts of the climate crisis arrive
- [Women of the Amazon united for a fairer world](https://350.org/women-of-the-amazon-united-for-a-fairer-world/) — The Amazon Resistance Women's Group, organized by ASPAC in Silves, brings together, empowers and supports women who are fighting for the rights of traditional communities.
- [Judge decision determines suspension of coal mine project in Brazil](https://350.org/judge-decision-determines-suspension-of-coal-mine-project-in-brazil/) — A federal judge maintained the suspension of the prior licensing process for the Guaíba Mine, in Brazil for not considering the impact on Indigenous people and disrespecting the OIT 169 Convention.
- [The Escazú Agreement changes what's possible for environmental & climate protection](https://350.org/the-escazu-agreement-changes-whats-possible-for-environmental-climate-protection/) — People who are leading the defence of Mother Earth: protecting ecosystems, the commons, and fighting to keep fossil fuels in the ground, come up against brutal vested interests. The Escazú Agreement is a ground breaking multilateral agreement signed by 16 Latin America and Caribbean nations that will be a crucial tool for climate and environmental protection in the years to come.
- [Petrel Energy suspends fracking preparatory activities in Uruguay](https://350.org/petrel-energy-suspends-fracking-activities-in-uruguay/) — After the second Great Mobilization in Defense of the Guaraní Aquifer, the Australian company Petrel Energy announced the suspension of drilling activities in the Cerro de Chaga well.