Latin America

The work of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Latin America addresses regional challenges such as ecological sustainability, democratic participation, and gender equality. The goal is to make a significant and effective contribution to the consolidation of democratic and sustainable societies. More about the work of our Latin America department and our country offices can be found on this page.

Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on Latin America.

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Thematic Focuses on Latin America

Young Voices Latin America

Photo series: The Cruzada São Sebastião in Rio de Janeiro

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Publications on Latin America

Skyscrapers and streets in front of wooded mountains, with yellow text above: Public Debt and Resilient Futures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Public Debt and Resilient Futures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Policy Brief

Latin America and the Caribbean stand at a crossroads of escalating debt, intensifying climate shocks, and stalled progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. A new policy brief analyses the region's debt dynamics.

Ulrich Volz, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Alex Dryden

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.

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Latin America

Recent Articles on Latin America

Overcoming Latin America’s Mounting Debt Crises

How Peasant Farms in Colombia Combine Feminism and Agroecology

What to Learn From Colombia’s Public Policy on Agroecology?

Agroecology in Amazonia Strengthens Sustainable Food Systems

Argentina: How an Agroecological Food System Solved a Local Conflict