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Division Latin America

The Foundation's work in Latin America addresses regional challenges such as environmental sustainability, democratic participation and gender equality. The aim is to make an important and effective contribution to the consolidation of democratic and sustainable societies.

Team and offices abroad

Recent articles

Chile’s Foreign Policy in a Time of Hegemonic Interregnum

This article situates Chile’s foreign policy within the long arc of decolonisation, examining how it balances autonomy, diversification, and multilateralism amid shifting global power.

Prof. Marcos Robledo Hoecker

Eine grün-lila stilisierte Weltkugel, die mittig Mittel- und Südamerika zeigt

From the Amazon to the World: Food Culture as a Key to Food Security and Human Rights

Food culture means more than just recipes: in Brazil, it stands for self-determination, human rights, and resistance against agricultural corporations. A movement is forming in the Amazon that is rethinking food - and making it political.

Tainá Marajoara

Eine grün-lila stilisierte Weltkugel, die mittig Mittel- und Südamerika zeigt

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

The protection of environmental and human rights defenders must be decisively strengthened in the Amazon and globally. For far too often, activists are still exposed to threats and violence.

Ciro de Souza Brito

Illustration: "G20 in Brazil" in large letters, surrounded by flags and symbols of G20 countries on a colorful background.

G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

Publications

Illustration of a world map on a lily pad with Amazon animals, plants, buildings, and a boat. Text is overlaid on the image

Brazilian Amazon Atlas

Atlas

Since its colonization, the Amazon region has served as a projection surface for foreign ideas and desires. With the Brazilian Amazon Atlas, we want to deconstruct common stereotypes about the region - and show it from the perspective of its diverse inhabitants.

Titelblatt eines Berichts über geschlechtsspezifische Online-Gewalt gegen Umwelt- und Menschenrechtsaktivist*innen in Lateinamerika.

Online Gender-Based Violence Against Women* Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

Report

In 2023, the organization Global Witness registered the killing of 196 environmental defenders, clarifying that this staggering figure could be even “higher”. This report investigates online gender-based violence faced by women environmental defenders (WEDs) in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Perspectivas Latin America

Perspectivas Latin America brings important debates and topics from Latin America to Germany. Democracy and environmental aspects, gender and social issues, effects of economic and development models are critically examined from the perspective of Latin American authors. All issues in Spanish

Several newsletters inform about topics and activities of our Latin America offices.

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Podcast

Küstenansicht mit Booten im flachen Wasser, umgeben von Vögeln. Berge und Wolken im Hintergrund.

Loss and Damage: Who Pays for Climate Change in Central America?

Podcast-Episode

Central America hardly contributes to the climate crisis, but suffers particularly badly from the consequences of it. Now, a new international fund is set to provide direct assistance to affected communities for climate-related losses and damage.

Video Recordings

Böll.Global | Awakening of Generation Z: Youth Protests in Africa, Latin America and South Asia - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Böll.Global | Awakening of Generation Z: Youth Protests in Africa, Latin America and South Asia

Recording from December 13th, 2026
Language: English

Recording in Spanish

The Amazon Speaks: Imaginaries and Realities - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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The Amazon Speaks: Imaginaries and Realities

Launch of the English-language digital edition of the Brazilian Amazon Atlas

Recording from June 11, 2025
Language: English

Recording in Portuguese

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The role and responsibility of independent journalism - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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World Press Freedom Day 2025

The role and responsibility of independent journalism

Recording from May 13th, 2025
Language: English

All recordings on Latin America

Our team in Berlin

5 Personen des Teams - Referat Lateinamerika der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung — Image credits

Julia Scherf

Julia Scherf

Head of Unit Latin America

scherf@boell.de

Porträt von Julia Ziesche

Julia Ziesche

Senior Project Officer Latin America Division

ziesche@boell.de

Porträt von Mareike Bödefeld

Mareike Bödefeld

Senior Programme Officer Latin America

boedefeld@boell.de

Victor da Silva Souza

Victor da Silva Souza

Project Officer Latin America Division

Bega Tesch

Bega Tesch

Project Officer Latin America Division

Our offices in Latin America

The work of our offices in Latin America

The Foundation’s Latin America programmes are targeted at topics such as green sustainability, environmental protection, and democratic participation especially on the local and regional levels.

Team Büro Brasilien

Rio de Janeiro Office - Brazil

In Brazil, the Heinrich Böll Foundation works on the topics of socio-ecological justice, democracy, security and human rights, as well as gender democracy.

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Santiago de Chile Office - Chile, Peru, Bolivia

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung has been active in Santiago de Chile since 2008. The focal points in Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay are Democracy & Human Rights, Ecology & Sustainability as well as Economy and social topics.

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Regional Office Central America

The Heinrich Böll Foundation's Regional Office Central America works to protect our planet, promote human rights and achieve greater ecological and social justice.

Das Team des Büros in Bogota/Kolumbien

Bogotá Office - Colombia

In Colombia, the Heinrich Böll Foundation works on the topics of democracy, ecology and sustainability as well as on global issues.

Das Team des Büros Mexiko und Karibik ist zu sehen

Mexico City Office - Mexico, the Caribbean

The Heinrich Böll Foundation works in Mexico and the Caribbean on resource policy, energy and socio-ecological transformation as well as democracy, security and digital rights.

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