Introducing Southern Frontlines - news on the climate crisis from Latin America and the Caribbean

This new Guardian series will focus on climate justice in regions acutely affected by the global emergency. Andrei Netto, the series editor, explains why it is so important now'We defended our right to the land': Brazil's Indigenous people hail supreme court victoryLatin America and the Caribbean are witnessing devastating effects of climate change - from the degradation of the Amazon and rampant biodiversity loss to forest fires, drought, glacial melt and ever more violent hurricanes.The true impact of this crisis must be understood within the context of corporate land grabs and deforestation, legal and illegal mining and logging, corruption and state capture that have long plagued the region and accelerated environmental damage. Continue reading...