What Do Protests Mean for Ecuador’s Mining Industry?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on protests by Indigenous groups against mining projects in Ecuador.
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Social Governance of Critical Minerals in LAC
To explore the social and human rights implications of critical minerals mining, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the online event “Critical Minerals in LAC: the ‘S’ in ESG” on April 11, 2023.
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Book Talk: ‘Silver, Sword, and Stone’ by Marie Arana
The Dialogue hosted a book talk with Marie Arana, author of “Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story”. In this book, Arana weaves three modern stories with the history of the past millennium to explain three enduring themes that have defined Latin America since pre-Columbian times: the foreign greed for its mineral riches, an ingrained propensity to violence, and the abiding power of religion.
Local Conflicts & Natural Resources in Latin America
Conflicts over energy and natural resources are leading to social turmoil and posing serious challenges for investment projects all over Latin America.
Experiencias en países con población indígena: La introducción de la educación intercultural y bilingüe
México, Guatemala y Bolivia, junto con Perú y Ecuador, son los países latinoamericanos que tienen el mayor peso continental de población indígena, lo que ha desafiado a sus sistemas educativos a incorporar la educación intercultural bilingüe. Se presentan aquí los casos de los tres primeros países mencionados, partiendo con México,…