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DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICA BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
GANFENG ANNOUNCES LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING PLANT IN MEXICO Along with British minerals company Bacanora, Ganfeng is a partner in Mexico's first lithium mine in the northern state of Sonora, which counts on one of the largest deposits in the world. Together, the Sonora mine and battery recycling plant will become a major node in the regional supply of lithium and other valuable elements, seemingly edging closer to the ideal of ‘closed cycles’ of CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
MONICA YANAKIEW
Monica Yanakiew. Monica is a Brazilian-American journalist with more that 30 years experience working in print media and television. She has worked for notable Brazilian newspapers (O Globo, Jornal do Brazil, Estado do Sao Paolo) and magazines (Isto E, Primeira Leitura) covering politics and economics both nationally and overseas.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICA BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
GANFENG ANNOUNCES LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING PLANT IN MEXICO Along with British minerals company Bacanora, Ganfeng is a partner in Mexico's first lithium mine in the northern state of Sonora, which counts on one of the largest deposits in the world. Together, the Sonora mine and battery recycling plant will become a major node in the regional supply of lithium and other valuable elements, seemingly edging closer to the ideal of ‘closed cycles’ of CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
MONICA YANAKIEW
Monica Yanakiew. Monica is a Brazilian-American journalist with more that 30 years experience working in print media and television. She has worked for notable Brazilian newspapers (O Globo, Jornal do Brazil, Estado do Sao Paolo) and magazines (Isto E, Primeira Leitura) covering politics and economics both nationally and overseas.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their returns from online UNDERWATER MINING REACHES MEXICAN WATERS 1 day ago · However, these deep waters host species and ecosystems that provide sustenance and ecosystem balance, and are highly vulnerable, according to recent studies by Greenpeace and WWF Europe.. Mexico was initially hesitant about this type of mining but now an international settlement could open the door for extraction in an area inhabited by vulnerable marine species. LATEST — PAGE 18 OF 79 — DIALOGO CHINO Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BACK FOSSIL FUELS DESPITE In a recent study published in the journal Energy and Climate Change, a group of energy experts found that between 66% and 81% of Latin America’s oil reserves may not be exploitable if the Paris Agreement temperature targets are met.This could reduce tax revenues from oil to between US$1.3 trillion and $2.6 trillion, compared with between US$2.7 trillion and $6.8 trillion if reserves were CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD ADVANCES IN LATIN AMERICA’S ANDEAN Venezuela: Belt and Road navigates political crisis. China, has loaned Venezuela more than US$67 billion, according to Inter-American Dialogue. Much is repaid with oil revenues. As such, China is seen as a key figure in the political crisis. Though China was a pillar of support to the Hugo Chavez government (1998-2013), it has seeminglychosen
PARANÁ’S HISTORIC LOW LEVELS TEST ARGENTINA’S AGRICULTURE Paraná’s historic low levels test Argentina’s agriculture trade. At less than half its historical average, the Paraná’s low flow impedes exports as a concession to manage the waterway comes up for renewal. Almost 5,000 kilometres long, the Paraná is one of the longest lowland rivers in the world. SOCIAL CONFLICT BLIGHTS MINING PROJECTS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA On April 10 this year, a group of hooded people threw molotov cocktails setting fire to the offices of the mining company Agua Rica, in Andalgalá, in the Argentinian province of Catamarca. The fire started during a protest against the mining company by residents, as they had every Saturday. VENEZUELA’S ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY SWALLOWS UP TENS OF Venezuela’s electricity emergency swallows up tens of millions of dollars. A decade of blackouts, water shortages and damage to power plants have left Venezuela’s electrical network in a dire state. The Guri reservoir has become a symbol of Venezuela's electricity problems, with demand outpacing supply. Image: Corpoelec. TRADE AND INVESTMENT ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? Frozen trade talks, failed infrastructure bids and cancelled projects suggest that Chinese companies’ winning streak in Panama has come to an abrupt end. US diplomatic pressure on the government of Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, which took office in May last year, appears to have been effective in Latin America’s most geopoliticallyDIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. CRISTINA DORADOR: A BIOLOGIST WHO WANTS TO WRITE CHILE'S Now her scientific work intersects with her political ambitions. Dorador wants to be elected on May 15 and 16 as one of the 155 constituent assembly members that will draft Chile's new constitution, a process that began after the massive social mobilisations of October 2019, and was delayed by the pandemic.. One of a group of independent candidates, Dorador says her goal is to bring POTASH: CANADIAN MINING GIANT RIDES ROUGHSHOD OVER AMAZON Potássio do Brasil (PDB), a mining company controlled by the Canadian giant Forbes & Manhattan, has signed an agreement with the Chinese construction company CITIC to build a potash exploration complex in Autazes, 110km from Manaus (AM), in the Brazilian Amazon.However, the US$1.94 billion contract was signed in the twilight of 2020 without any consultation with affected GANFENG ANNOUNCES LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING PLANT IN MEXICO Along with British minerals company Bacanora, Ganfeng is a partner in Mexico's first lithium mine in the northern state of Sonora, which counts on one of the largest deposits in the world. Together, the Sonora mine and battery recycling plant will become a major node in the regional supply of lithium and other valuable elements, seemingly edging closer to the ideal of ‘closed cycles’ of MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHANCAY: PERU'S NEW MEGA-PORT SHAKES A VILLAGE TO ITS CORE There has been a settlement here for generations, the Chancay were an ancient pre-Columbian civilisation who lived here before the Incas. The fishing industry grew in the middle of the last century, and over the years, tourism filled the space in the economy between artisanal fishing for local consumption and the production of fishmeal. CON NUEVO GOBIERNO, ARGENTINA REACTIVA LAS REPRESAS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
A pesar de problemas legales y ambientales, el nuevo gobierno de Alberto Fernández en Argentina reafirmó su intención de continuar con la construcción de dos represas controversiales en la Patagonia argentina – un proyecto clave para desbloquear mayor financiamiento de China. La construcción de las represas Condor Cliff y La Barrancosa en la provincia de ContinuedDIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. CRISTINA DORADOR: A BIOLOGIST WHO WANTS TO WRITE CHILE'S Now her scientific work intersects with her political ambitions. Dorador wants to be elected on May 15 and 16 as one of the 155 constituent assembly members that will draft Chile's new constitution, a process that began after the massive social mobilisations of October 2019, and was delayed by the pandemic.. One of a group of independent candidates, Dorador says her goal is to bring POTASH: CANADIAN MINING GIANT RIDES ROUGHSHOD OVER AMAZON Potássio do Brasil (PDB), a mining company controlled by the Canadian giant Forbes & Manhattan, has signed an agreement with the Chinese construction company CITIC to build a potash exploration complex in Autazes, 110km from Manaus (AM), in the Brazilian Amazon.However, the US$1.94 billion contract was signed in the twilight of 2020 without any consultation with affected GANFENG ANNOUNCES LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING PLANT IN MEXICO Along with British minerals company Bacanora, Ganfeng is a partner in Mexico's first lithium mine in the northern state of Sonora, which counts on one of the largest deposits in the world. Together, the Sonora mine and battery recycling plant will become a major node in the regional supply of lithium and other valuable elements, seemingly edging closer to the ideal of ‘closed cycles’ of MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHANCAY: PERU'S NEW MEGA-PORT SHAKES A VILLAGE TO ITS CORE There has been a settlement here for generations, the Chancay were an ancient pre-Columbian civilisation who lived here before the Incas. The fishing industry grew in the middle of the last century, and over the years, tourism filled the space in the economy between artisanal fishing for local consumption and the production of fishmeal. CON NUEVO GOBIERNO, ARGENTINA REACTIVA LAS REPRESAS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
A pesar de problemas legales y ambientales, el nuevo gobierno de Alberto Fernández en Argentina reafirmó su intención de continuar con la construcción de dos represas controversiales en la Patagonia argentina – un proyecto clave para desbloquear mayor financiamiento de China. La construcción de las represas Condor Cliff y La Barrancosa en la provincia de Continued LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BACK FOSSIL FUELS DESPITE In a recent study published in the journal Energy and Climate Change, a group of energy experts found that between 66% and 81% of Latin America’s oil reserves may not be exploitable if the Paris Agreement temperature targets are met.This could reduce tax revenues from oil to between US$1.3 trillion and $2.6 trillion, compared with between US$2.7 trillion and $6.8 trillion if reserves were CRISTINA DORADOR: A BIOLOGIST WHO WANTS TO WRITE CHILE'S Now her scientific work intersects with her political ambitions. Dorador wants to be elected on May 15 and 16 as one of the 155 constituent assembly members that will draft Chile's new constitution, a process that began after the massive social mobilisations of October 2019, and was delayed by the pandemic.. One of a group of independent candidates, Dorador says her goal is to bring BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICA BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their PARANÁ’S HISTORIC LOW LEVELS TEST ARGENTINA’S AGRICULTURE Its characteristic brown colour is due to the sediment it carries from the rivers of northwestern Argentina, such as the Bermejo. In addition to transporting these solids, an impressive 17,000 cubic metres of water flow per second, mainly via the upper reaches of the basin located in Brazil, and also the Paraguay River.. It was this flow of rainwater from the upper Paraná and the Paraguay CHANCAY: PERU'S NEW MEGA-PORT SHAKES A VILLAGE TO ITS CORE "Obtaining this approval, through the global environmental certification route, allows the certification to issue all the necessary permits that would otherwise have to be requested from other entities linked to the project, in addition to establishing limited deadlines for the evaluation,” points out Percy Grandez, a lawyer of the Marine Governance Programme of the Peruvian Environmental CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
URUGUAY PLANS TO BOOST BEEF PRODUCTION AND LESSEN ITS Uruguay plans to boost beef production and lessen its climate footprint. Eyeing China, Uruguay’s government has a plan to increase beef production by 30% over 10 years through more rotational grazing. In just 10 years, Uruguay could boost its estimated 600,00 tonnes of annual beef production by 30%, according to a new plan presented bythe
CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
JBS: INVESTIGATION LINKS WORLD'S LARGEST MEAT-PACKER TO A new investigation has linked JBS, the world's largest meat-packer to a process known as cattle laundering (image: Alamy) For years, JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has claimed it is unable to monitor indirect suppliers and ranchers accused of illegal activities. The claims have allowed the company to dodge responsibility forDIÁLOGO CHINO
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BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS BOOMS DESPITE INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS Brazilian agribusiness booms despite international tensions. The favourable market climate has allowed agribusiness to grow, even as international partners criticise Brazil’s environmental policy. Throughout 2020, Brazilian agribusiness witnessed political frictions between Jair Bolsonaro’s government and important internationalbuyers. On
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed JBS: INVESTIGATION LINKS WORLD'S LARGEST MEAT-PACKER TO A new investigation has linked JBS, the world's largest meat-packer to a process known as cattle laundering (image: Alamy) For years, JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has claimed it is unable to monitor indirect suppliers and ranchers accused of illegal activities. The claims have allowed the company to dodge responsibility for CHINA-BACKED AMAZON WATERWAY MIRED IN MURKY INFORMATION China-backed Amazon Waterway mired in murky information. Engineers and indigenous people call for proper studies on Cohidro navigability project that could impact fish populations and local livelihoods. The world’s mightiest river, the Amazon, originates in Peru and now the country has a plan to transform it, along with the major tributaries CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
MONICA YANAKIEW
Monica Yanakiew. Monica is a Brazilian-American journalist with more that 30 years experience working in print media and television. She has worked for notable Brazilian newspapers (O Globo, Jornal do Brazil, Estado do Sao Paolo) and magazines (Isto E, Primeira Leitura) covering politics and economics both nationally and overseas.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS BOOMS DESPITE INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS Brazilian agribusiness booms despite international tensions. The favourable market climate has allowed agribusiness to grow, even as international partners criticise Brazil’s environmental policy. Throughout 2020, Brazilian agribusiness witnessed political frictions between Jair Bolsonaro’s government and important internationalbuyers. On
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed JBS: INVESTIGATION LINKS WORLD'S LARGEST MEAT-PACKER TO A new investigation has linked JBS, the world's largest meat-packer to a process known as cattle laundering (image: Alamy) For years, JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has claimed it is unable to monitor indirect suppliers and ranchers accused of illegal activities. The claims have allowed the company to dodge responsibility for CHINA-BACKED AMAZON WATERWAY MIRED IN MURKY INFORMATION China-backed Amazon Waterway mired in murky information. Engineers and indigenous people call for proper studies on Cohidro navigability project that could impact fish populations and local livelihoods. The world’s mightiest river, the Amazon, originates in Peru and now the country has a plan to transform it, along with the major tributaries CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
MONICA YANAKIEW
Monica Yanakiew. Monica is a Brazilian-American journalist with more that 30 years experience working in print media and television. She has worked for notable Brazilian newspapers (O Globo, Jornal do Brazil, Estado do Sao Paolo) and magazines (Isto E, Primeira Leitura) covering politics and economics both nationally and overseas. ABOUT US — DIALOGO CHINO With staff in Beijing, Mexico City, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and London, and a broad global network, Diálogo Chino is uniquely placed. Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges.. We publish in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and reach audiences in LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BACK FOSSIL FUELS DESPITE In a recent study published in the journal Energy and Climate Change, a group of energy experts found that between 66% and 81% of Latin America’s oil reserves may not be exploitable if the Paris Agreement temperature targets are met.This could reduce tax revenues from oil to between US$1.3 trillion and $2.6 trillion, compared with between US$2.7 trillion and $6.8 trillion if reserves were BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICA BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. PERU’S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE Silvana Baldovino, Director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Programme of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), said: "Fujimori's and Castillo's government plans do not consider the environmental issue as a fundamental axis of our country's development.”. In a 90-page government plan, Fujimori has an environmental chapter that consists of one and a quarter pages. GANFENG ANNOUNCES LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING PLANT IN MEXICO Along with British minerals company Bacanora, Ganfeng is a partner in Mexico's first lithium mine in the northern state of Sonora, which counts on one of the largest deposits in the world. Together, the Sonora mine and battery recycling plant will become a major node in the regional supply of lithium and other valuable elements, seemingly edging closer to the ideal of ‘closed cycles’ of CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD ADVANCES IN LATIN AMERICA’S ANDEAN Venezuela: Belt and Road navigates political crisis. China, has loaned Venezuela more than US$67 billion, according to Inter-American Dialogue. Much is repaid with oil revenues. As such, China is seen as a key figure in the political crisis. Though China was a pillar of support to the Hugo Chavez government (1998-2013), it has seeminglychosen
CHINA’S CHANGING FOOD HABITS AND THEIR GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS 114 million. The health consequences of changing food consumption patterns are also striking. One dire concern is the rapid rise of non-infectious diseases such as hypertension (persistently high blood pressure), obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. One WHAT IS AMÉRICA CRECE, THE US RESPONSE TO THE BRI IN LATIN América Crece, the US response to the Belt and Road in Latin America. Comparatively little-known but gaining momentum, América Crece promises to leverage investment in infrastructure across the region. Speaking at Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 17, US national security advisor Robert O’Brien wrapped up his visit with a MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
CHINA BETS ON WIND AND SOLAR POWER IN BRAZIL Between 2013 and 2019, renewable sources went from representing 78.7% of Brazil’s energy matrix to 83.2%. The growth is due to the proliferation of wind and solar power. Wind went from representing 1.7% to 9% in six years, while solar went from zero to 1.7%. Meanwhile hydropower’s share fell. “These power plants are very competitive.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS BOOMS DESPITE INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS Brazilian agribusiness booms despite international tensions. The favourable market climate has allowed agribusiness to grow, even as international partners criticise Brazil’s environmental policy. Throughout 2020, Brazilian agribusiness witnessed political frictions between Jair Bolsonaro’s government and important internationalbuyers. On
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed JBS: INVESTIGATION LINKS WORLD'S LARGEST MEAT-PACKER TO A new investigation has linked JBS, the world's largest meat-packer to a process known as cattle laundering (image: Alamy) For years, JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has claimed it is unable to monitor indirect suppliers and ranchers accused of illegal activities. The claims have allowed the company to dodge responsibility for CHINA-BACKED AMAZON WATERWAY MIRED IN MURKY INFORMATION China-backed Amazon Waterway mired in murky information. Engineers and indigenous people call for proper studies on Cohidro navigability project that could impact fish populations and local livelihoods. The world’s mightiest river, the Amazon, originates in Peru and now the country has a plan to transform it, along with the major tributaries CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
MONICA YANAKIEW
Monica Yanakiew. Monica is a Brazilian-American journalist with more that 30 years experience working in print media and television. She has worked for notable Brazilian newspapers (O Globo, Jornal do Brazil, Estado do Sao Paolo) and magazines (Isto E, Primeira Leitura) covering politics and economics both nationally and overseas.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS BOOMS DESPITE INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS Brazilian agribusiness booms despite international tensions. The favourable market climate has allowed agribusiness to grow, even as international partners criticise Brazil’s environmental policy. Throughout 2020, Brazilian agribusiness witnessed political frictions between Jair Bolsonaro’s government and important internationalbuyers. On
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
EXPLAINER: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LITHIUM Explainer: the opportunities and challenges of the lithium industry. Powering the global electric vehicle revolution, lithium is highly prized. Yet, resource sovereignty, the metal’s water footprint and recycling offer unresolved challenges. Lithium mining taking place in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTA Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed JBS: INVESTIGATION LINKS WORLD'S LARGEST MEAT-PACKER TO A new investigation has linked JBS, the world's largest meat-packer to a process known as cattle laundering (image: Alamy) For years, JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has claimed it is unable to monitor indirect suppliers and ranchers accused of illegal activities. The claims have allowed the company to dodge responsibility for CHINA-BACKED AMAZON WATERWAY MIRED IN MURKY INFORMATION China-backed Amazon Waterway mired in murky information. Engineers and indigenous people call for proper studies on Cohidro navigability project that could impact fish populations and local livelihoods. The world’s mightiest river, the Amazon, originates in Peru and now the country has a plan to transform it, along with the major tributaries CHINESE PORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN URUGUAY More than 500 vessels carrying Chinese flags could soon dock west of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo after Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group received authorisation to construct a duty-free zone comprising a port, a shipyard and a factory to process and freeze fish. The US$200 million project is to be installed on a 28-hectare plot in PuntaYeguas
MONICA YANAKIEW
Monica Yanakiew. Monica is a Brazilian-American journalist with more that 30 years experience working in print media and television. She has worked for notable Brazilian newspapers (O Globo, Jornal do Brazil, Estado do Sao Paolo) and magazines (Isto E, Primeira Leitura) covering politics and economics both nationally and overseas. ABOUT US — DIALOGO CHINO With staff in Beijing, Mexico City, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and London, and a broad global network, Diálogo Chino is uniquely placed. Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges.. We publish in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and reach audiences in LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BACK FOSSIL FUELS DESPITE In a recent study published in the journal Energy and Climate Change, a group of energy experts found that between 66% and 81% of Latin America’s oil reserves may not be exploitable if the Paris Agreement temperature targets are met.This could reduce tax revenues from oil to between US$1.3 trillion and $2.6 trillion, compared with between US$2.7 trillion and $6.8 trillion if reserves were BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICA BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. PERU’S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE Silvana Baldovino, Director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Programme of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), said: "Fujimori's and Castillo's government plans do not consider the environmental issue as a fundamental axis of our country's development.”. In a 90-page government plan, Fujimori has an environmental chapter that consists of one and a quarter pages. GANFENG ANNOUNCES LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING PLANT IN MEXICO Along with British minerals company Bacanora, Ganfeng is a partner in Mexico's first lithium mine in the northern state of Sonora, which counts on one of the largest deposits in the world. Together, the Sonora mine and battery recycling plant will become a major node in the regional supply of lithium and other valuable elements, seemingly edging closer to the ideal of ‘closed cycles’ of CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD ADVANCES IN LATIN AMERICA’S ANDEAN Venezuela: Belt and Road navigates political crisis. China, has loaned Venezuela more than US$67 billion, according to Inter-American Dialogue. Much is repaid with oil revenues. As such, China is seen as a key figure in the political crisis. Though China was a pillar of support to the Hugo Chavez government (1998-2013), it has seeminglychosen
CHINA’S CHANGING FOOD HABITS AND THEIR GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS 114 million. The health consequences of changing food consumption patterns are also striking. One dire concern is the rapid rise of non-infectious diseases such as hypertension (persistently high blood pressure), obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. One WHAT IS AMÉRICA CRECE, THE US RESPONSE TO THE BRI IN LATIN América Crece, the US response to the Belt and Road in Latin America. Comparatively little-known but gaining momentum, América Crece promises to leverage investment in infrastructure across the region. Speaking at Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 17, US national security advisor Robert O’Brien wrapped up his visit with a MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
CHINA BETS ON WIND AND SOLAR POWER IN BRAZIL Between 2013 and 2019, renewable sources went from representing 78.7% of Brazil’s energy matrix to 83.2%. The growth is due to the proliferation of wind and solar power. Wind went from representing 1.7% to 9% in six years, while solar went from zero to 1.7%. Meanwhile hydropower’s share fell. “These power plants are very competitive.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICACHINA LATIN AMERICACHINESE IN LATIN AMERICAUS CHINA LATIN AMERICACHINA AND LATINAMERICA RELATIONS
BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTAPARANÁ RIVERPARANA RIVER FISHPARANA RIVER WATERSHEDPARANA RIVER FACTSTHE PARANA RIVERPARANARIVER MAP
Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? Frozen trade talks, failed infrastructure bids and cancelled projects suggest that Chinese companies’ winning streak in Panama has come to an abrupt end. US diplomatic pressure on the government of Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, which took office in May last year, appears to have been effective in Latin America’s most geopolitically LITHIUM MINE FAILS TO RESPECT COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINACHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOCHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOLITHIUM MINESCHINA
Communities in Argentina's Jujuy province oppose lithium extraction. A new report by environmental group FARN says their right to be consultated on mining projects is not being respected (image: Richard Bauer) Argentina, Bolivia and Chile have 80% of the world’s reserves of lithium brine. Argentina is the only one of the three in the soDIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICACHINA LATIN AMERICACHINESE IN LATIN AMERICAUS CHINA LATIN AMERICACHINA AND LATINAMERICA RELATIONS
BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTAPARANÁ RIVERPARANA RIVER FISHPARANA RIVER WATERSHEDPARANA RIVER FACTSTHE PARANA RIVERPARANARIVER MAP
Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? Frozen trade talks, failed infrastructure bids and cancelled projects suggest that Chinese companies’ winning streak in Panama has come to an abrupt end. US diplomatic pressure on the government of Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, which took office in May last year, appears to have been effective in Latin America’s most geopolitically LITHIUM MINE FAILS TO RESPECT COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINACHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOCHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOLITHIUM MINESCHINA
Communities in Argentina's Jujuy province oppose lithium extraction. A new report by environmental group FARN says their right to be consultated on mining projects is not being respected (image: Richard Bauer) Argentina, Bolivia and Chile have 80% of the world’s reserves of lithium brine. Argentina is the only one of the three in the so ABOUT US — DIALOGO CHINO With staff in Beijing, Mexico City, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and London, and a broad global network, Diálogo Chino is uniquely placed. Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges.. We publish in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and reach audiences in HIGH SEAS: CHILE PROPOSES NEW MARINE PARK AHEAD OF GLOBAL Less than 1% of the high seas are currently protected by MPAs, most of it within the nearly 2 million square kilometres Ross Sea area in the Antarctic.Countries want to move much faster by creating a global treaty for the high seas, currently being negotiated under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ().Waldemar Coutts, director of Environment and Oceans at Chile’s Foreign Ministry, said CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) PARANÁ’S HISTORIC LOW LEVELS TEST ARGENTINA’S AGRICULTURE Its characteristic brown colour is due to the sediment it carries from the rivers of northwestern Argentina, such as the Bermejo. In addition to transporting these solids, an impressive 17,000 cubic metres of water flow per second, mainly via the upper reaches of the basin located in Brazil, and also the Paraguay River.. It was this flow of rainwater from the upper Paraná and the Paraguay PERU’S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE Silvana Baldovino, Director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Programme of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), said: "Fujimori's and Castillo's government plans do not consider the environmental issue as a fundamental axis of our country's development.”. In a 90-page government plan, Fujimori has an environmental chapter that consists of one and a quarter pages. INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD ADVANCES IN LATIN AMERICA’S ANDEAN Venezuela: Belt and Road navigates political crisis. China, has loaned Venezuela more than US$67 billion, according to Inter-American Dialogue. Much is repaid with oil revenues. As such, China is seen as a key figure in the political crisis. Though China was a pillar of support to the Hugo Chavez government (1998-2013), it has seeminglychosen
CHINA EYES ARGENTINA IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR ROLL OUT Beyond the Argentina and Pakistan deals, it is unclear whether China’s nuclear power reactors will find other markets. “After the Fukushima accident, global demand for nuclear power hasn’t been strong, and the US, Germany, South Korea, and others are phasing it out,” said Zhang Hua, a senior engineer at the State Power Investment Corporation’s Institute of Science and Technology, who CHINA’S SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT REVOLUTION A people-centred street revolution. In response to the damage done by motorised transport to urban mobility, air quality and health, Chinese cities have started remoulding urban spaces. When it comes to design, there is a greater focus on how people interact and live. WHY THE PERU-CHINA FTA NEEDS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHAPTER On October 2019, the government of Peru completed the fourth round of negotiations to "optimise" the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China signed in April 2009.Upon Peru’s request, a chapter entitled "Global Supply Chain" was included. It is an innovation in Peruvian bilateral trade deals, acknowledging for the first time the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in global value chains.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICACHINA LATIN AMERICACHINESE IN LATIN AMERICAUS CHINA LATIN AMERICACHINA AND LATINAMERICA RELATIONS
BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTAPARANÁ RIVERPARANA RIVER FISHPARANA RIVER WATERSHEDPARANA RIVER FACTSTHE PARANA RIVERPARANARIVER MAP
Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? Frozen trade talks, failed infrastructure bids and cancelled projects suggest that Chinese companies’ winning streak in Panama has come to an abrupt end. US diplomatic pressure on the government of Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, which took office in May last year, appears to have been effective in Latin America’s most geopolitically LITHIUM MINE FAILS TO RESPECT COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINACHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOCHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOLITHIUM MINESCHINA
Communities in Argentina's Jujuy province oppose lithium extraction. A new report by environmental group FARN says their right to be consultated on mining projects is not being respected (image: Richard Bauer) Argentina, Bolivia and Chile have 80% of the world’s reserves of lithium brine. Argentina is the only one of the three in the soDIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICACHINA LATIN AMERICACHINESE IN LATIN AMERICAUS CHINA LATIN AMERICACHINA AND LATINAMERICA RELATIONS
BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTAPARANÁ RIVERPARANA RIVER FISHPARANA RIVER WATERSHEDPARANA RIVER FACTSTHE PARANA RIVERPARANARIVER MAP
Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 fires have destroyed a large part of Argentina ’s Paraná Delta, a wetland home to unique biodiversity that provides oxygen and drinking water to millions of people and greatly mitigates the effects of climate change. 1000km 2. of the Paraná Delta's unique wetland has already been destroyed CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA China is expected to provide the required capital and carry out construction work. Representatives of both countries referenced the untendered project at a July 2018 ceremony at which Guyana signed up to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). As part of the ambitious global connectivity plan, China has promised US$250bn for LatinAmerican
MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD The discovery of the lithium deposits is “a double-edged sword” he said. “Just as lithium is indispensable for the creation and development of renewable energies, it is also a mineral that is particularly polluting” he said. There lithium extraction process has an inherent risk of contamination. In Tibet in 2016, where lithiumhas been
HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? Frozen trade talks, failed infrastructure bids and cancelled projects suggest that Chinese companies’ winning streak in Panama has come to an abrupt end. US diplomatic pressure on the government of Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, which took office in May last year, appears to have been effective in Latin America’s most geopolitically LITHIUM MINE FAILS TO RESPECT COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINACHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOCHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOLITHIUM MINESCHINA
Communities in Argentina's Jujuy province oppose lithium extraction. A new report by environmental group FARN says their right to be consultated on mining projects is not being respected (image: Richard Bauer) Argentina, Bolivia and Chile have 80% of the world’s reserves of lithium brine. Argentina is the only one of the three in the so ABOUT US — DIALOGO CHINO With staff in Beijing, Mexico City, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and London, and a broad global network, Diálogo Chino is uniquely placed. Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges.. We publish in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and reach audiences in HIGH SEAS: CHILE PROPOSES NEW MARINE PARK AHEAD OF GLOBAL Less than 1% of the high seas are currently protected by MPAs, most of it within the nearly 2 million square kilometres Ross Sea area in the Antarctic.Countries want to move much faster by creating a global treaty for the high seas, currently being negotiated under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ().Waldemar Coutts, director of Environment and Oceans at Chile’s Foreign Ministry, said CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Chile looks to repurpose its coal-fired power plants. By 2040 Chile plans to close all coal-fired power plants. Now, experts are looking at how they can be used in the country’s energy transition. Ventanas coal-fired power plant in Chile's Valparaíso region. Chile plans to close 11 plants nationwide by 2024 (image: Alamy) PARANÁ’S HISTORIC LOW LEVELS TEST ARGENTINA’S AGRICULTURE Its characteristic brown colour is due to the sediment it carries from the rivers of northwestern Argentina, such as the Bermejo. In addition to transporting these solids, an impressive 17,000 cubic metres of water flow per second, mainly via the upper reaches of the basin located in Brazil, and also the Paraguay River.. It was this flow of rainwater from the upper Paraná and the Paraguay PERU’S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE Silvana Baldovino, Director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Programme of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), said: "Fujimori's and Castillo's government plans do not consider the environmental issue as a fundamental axis of our country's development.”. In a 90-page government plan, Fujimori has an environmental chapter that consists of one and a quarter pages. INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the capitalist world economy in the 16 th Century, principally as a commodity exporter, its destiny had been in the hands of elites in the industrialised ‘core’ and in its own ‘peripheral’ countries. Europe represented the first centre andafter World War II
CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD ADVANCES IN LATIN AMERICA’S ANDEAN Venezuela: Belt and Road navigates political crisis. China, has loaned Venezuela more than US$67 billion, according to Inter-American Dialogue. Much is repaid with oil revenues. As such, China is seen as a key figure in the political crisis. Though China was a pillar of support to the Hugo Chavez government (1998-2013), it has seeminglychosen
CHINA EYES ARGENTINA IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR ROLL OUT Beyond the Argentina and Pakistan deals, it is unclear whether China’s nuclear power reactors will find other markets. “After the Fukushima accident, global demand for nuclear power hasn’t been strong, and the US, Germany, South Korea, and others are phasing it out,” said Zhang Hua, a senior engineer at the State Power Investment Corporation’s Institute of Science and Technology, who CHINA’S SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT REVOLUTION A people-centred street revolution. In response to the damage done by motorised transport to urban mobility, air quality and health, Chinese cities have started remoulding urban spaces. When it comes to design, there is a greater focus on how people interact and live. WHY THE PERU-CHINA FTA NEEDS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHAPTER On October 2019, the government of Peru completed the fourth round of negotiations to "optimise" the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China signed in April 2009.Upon Peru’s request, a chapter entitled "Global Supply Chain" was included. It is an innovation in Peruvian bilateral trade deals, acknowledging for the first time the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in global value chains.DIÁLOGO CHINO
Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform devoted to covering the relationship between China, Latin America and theenvironment.
BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICACHINA LATIN AMERICACHINESE IN LATIN AMERICAUS CHINA LATIN AMERICACHINA AND LATINAMERICA RELATIONS
BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN Frustrated at earlier assumptions that Latin American economies and societies would eventually develop and become ‘modern’ just as rich countries had, some scholars in the 1960s argued that a dynamic of dependency had existed between them for centuries – and that this kept poor countries from developing.. The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS With the introduction of more renewable energies, it is expected that a decade before Chile's carbon neutrality goal is met, emissions from the electricity sector will reach 4 million tons of CO2 equivalent per year, instead of the projected 30 million in the absence of plans to decarbonise.. One of the complexities of shutting down coal-fired plants is what to do with them next. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTAPARANÁ RIVERPARANA RIVER FISHPARANA RIVER WATERSHEDPARANA RIVER FACTSTHE PARANA RIVERPARANARIVER MAP
The fires, the most widespread and prolonged at least since 2008, have already devastated some 1,000 square kilometres of territory as they spread across a system of interwoven islands, lagoons and streams some 320km long and up to 70 km wide. CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA Guyana has under a million inhabitants and one of the lowest levels of GDP per capita on the continent. With a history of rigged elections and corruption scandals, the country’s institutions are weak, casting doubt on whether regulators have the capacity to successfully mitigate negative environmental impacts. HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? The losing bidders, including two consortia with Chinese companies, challenged the decision, originally made in November. China Railway Group Limited offered a lower priced project but were disqualified for not meeting minimum technical requirements. MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD Chinese companies keen to corner the global EV market, which the Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates will reach 44 million vehicles by 2030. “Lithium is the new oil”, Víctor Manuel Toledo, Mexico’s Environment Secretary said on announcing the Sonoradiscovery.
LITHIUM MINE FAILS TO RESPECT COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINALITHIUM MINING IN ARGENTINACHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOCHINA MINING LITHIUM IN MEXICOLITHIUM MINESCHINA
Argentina, Bolivia and Chile have 80% of the world’s reserves of lithium brine. Argentina is the only one of the three in the so-called "lithium triangle” where permission to extract the mineral is granted by government concessions.DIÁLOGO CHINO
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BELT AND ROAD: THE NEW FACE OF CHINA IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICACHINA INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICACHINA LATIN AMERICACHINESE IN LATIN AMERICAUS CHINA LATIN AMERICACHINA AND LATINAMERICA RELATIONS
BRI reaches Latin America. In the last five years, BRI has expanded its scope and now includes several regions, including Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign a cooperation agreement under the BRI banner after establishing diplomatic relations with China in 2017.. It’s China's way of giving order and consistency to its foreign policy. INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN Frustrated at earlier assumptions that Latin American economies and societies would eventually develop and become ‘modern’ just as rich countries had, some scholars in the 1960s argued that a dynamic of dependency had existed between them for centuries – and that this kept poor countries from developing.. The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS With the introduction of more renewable energies, it is expected that a decade before Chile's carbon neutrality goal is met, emissions from the electricity sector will reach 4 million tons of CO2 equivalent per year, instead of the projected 30 million in the absence of plans to decarbonise.. One of the complexities of shutting down coal-fired plants is what to do with them next. AGRICULTURE ARCHIVES Oracle AddThis - AddThis provides online marketers easy-to-use tools to deliver personalized experiences to users across the web.. Google Inc - Google operates Google Ads, Display & Video 360, and Google Ad Manager. These services allow advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs with greater ease and efficiency, while enabling publishers to maximize their FIRES RAVAGE ARGENTINA'S PARANÁ RIVER DELTAPARANÁ RIVERPARANA RIVER FISHPARANA RIVER WATERSHEDPARANA RIVER FACTSTHE PARANA RIVERPARANARIVER MAP
The fires, the most widespread and prolonged at least since 2008, have already devastated some 1,000 square kilometres of territory as they spread across a system of interwoven islands, lagoons and streams some 320km long and up to 70 km wide. CHINA EXTENDS ITS REACH INTO GUYANA Guyana has under a million inhabitants and one of the lowest levels of GDP per capita on the continent. With a history of rigged elections and corruption scandals, the country’s institutions are weak, casting doubt on whether regulators have the capacity to successfully mitigate negative environmental impacts. HAS CHINA’S WINNING STREAK IN PANAMA ENDED? The losing bidders, including two consortia with Chinese companies, challenged the decision, originally made in November. China Railway Group Limited offered a lower priced project but were disqualified for not meeting minimum technical requirements. MEXICO'S LITHIUM DISCOVERY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD Chinese companies keen to corner the global EV market, which the Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates will reach 44 million vehicles by 2030. “Lithium is the new oil”, Víctor Manuel Toledo, Mexico’s Environment Secretary said on announcing the Sonoradiscovery.
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Argentina, Bolivia and Chile have 80% of the world’s reserves of lithium brine. Argentina is the only one of the three in the so-called "lithium triangle” where permission to extract the mineral is granted by government concessions. ABOUT US — DIALOGO CHINO With staff in Beijing, Mexico City, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and London, and a broad global network, Diálogo Chino is uniquely placed. Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges.. We publish in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and reach audiences in HIGH SEAS: CHILE PROPOSES NEW MARINE PARK AHEAD OF GLOBAL Less than 1% of the high seas are currently protected by MPAs, most of it within the nearly 2 million square kilometres Ross Sea area in the Antarctic.Countries want to move much faster by creating a global treaty for the high seas, currently being negotiated under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ().Waldemar Coutts, director of Environment and Oceans at Chile’s Foreign Ministry, said CHILE LOOKS TO REPURPOSE ITS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS With the introduction of more renewable energies, it is expected that a decade before Chile's carbon neutrality goal is met, emissions from the electricity sector will reach 4 million tons of CO2 equivalent per year, instead of the projected 30 million in the absence of plans to decarbonise.. One of the complexities of shutting down coal-fired plants is what to do with them next. PARANÁ’S HISTORIC LOW LEVELS TEST ARGENTINA’S AGRICULTURE Its characteristic brown colour is due to the sediment it carries from the rivers of northwestern Argentina, such as the Bermejo. In addition to transporting these solids, an impressive 17,000 cubic metres of water flow per second, mainly via the upper reaches of the basin located in Brazil, and also the Paraguay River.. It was this flow of rainwater from the upper Paraná and the Paraguay INTERVIEW: CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND DEPENDENCY THEORY IN Frustrated at earlier assumptions that Latin American economies and societies would eventually develop and become ‘modern’ just as rich countries had, some scholars in the 1960s argued that a dynamic of dependency had existed between them for centuries – and that this kept poor countries from developing.. The dependency theorists posited that since Latin America’s integration into the PERU’S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE Silvana Baldovino, Director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Programme of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), said: "Fujimori's and Castillo's government plans do not consider the environmental issue as a fundamental axis of our country's development.”. In a 90-page government plan, Fujimori has an environmental chapter that consists of one and a quarter pages. SOUTHERN CONE LEADS THE WAY IN MARINE PROTECTION Until last year, less than 3% of the country’s marine territory was protected. These MPAs were small and coastal.The only protected oceanic area was Namuncurá/Banco Burdwood, created in 2013.. In December 2018, the Senate passed a bill to triple the safeguarded marine territory by creating two new MPAs: Namuncurá/Banco Burdwood II and Yaganes, both located in Argentina’s exclusive CHINA EYES ARGENTINA IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR ROLL OUT Beyond the Argentina and Pakistan deals, it is unclear whether China’s nuclear power reactors will find other markets. “After the Fukushima accident, global demand for nuclear power hasn’t been strong, and the US, Germany, South Korea, and others are phasing it out,” said Zhang Hua, a senior engineer at the State Power Investment Corporation’s Institute of Science and Technology, who WHY THE PERU-CHINA FTA NEEDS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHAPTER On October 2019, the government of Peru completed the fourth round of negotiations to "optimise" the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China signed in April 2009.Upon Peru’s request, a chapter entitled "Global Supply Chain" was included. It is an innovation in Peruvian bilateral trade deals, acknowledging for the first time the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in global value chains. VENEZUELA’S ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY SWALLOWS UP TENS OF By the time Venezuela was plunged into the 72 hour-long blackout of March 2019, the “electrical emergency” was already nearly a decade old. The decline of other public and private services went from chronic to acute. It was no longer just the lack of electricity. The population also suffered from an absence of pumped drinking water and a general failure in telecommunications networks.* About
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