![Claudia Maribel Vera Pech, left, 38, and Regina Laudalina Valle Chim, 47, of the award-winning Chelemeras group trek through a wetland toward the beginnings of a new forest, planted by hand](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/C26A7302-300x200.jpg)
Meet the Chelemeras: The Maya Women Who Restore Mangroves in Mexico’s Yucatán
Internationally hailed, the reforestation project run by 14 women targets these life-sheltering, shoreline-protecting ecosystems.
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Q&A: The Chilean Architects Building High-Rises—Out of Wood
A 12-story wood building in Patagonia will be the first of its kind in the country.
![A signpost along a highway in the Amazon stands in front of a scene of deforestation, a major challenge for the rainforest that can still be prevented.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AQ0222_amazon-300x176.jpg)
Four Strategies to Build a Future for the Amazon
Brazil’s rainforest is suffering from record deforestation and poverty—but in crisis, there’s opportunity.
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One Year Later: Destruction, But Also Bright Spots, in the Amazon
AQ takes stock of developments since our special report on sustainable development.
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Devastation at Amazon Coffee Co-op Profiled by AQ
Brazilian police are investigating after a plane sprayed herbicide in the area.
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A Bold Plan to Finance Latin America’s Energy Transition
The region’s private sector needs to step up, but governments can make it easier.
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NEW AQ: Where Are Latin America’s Leaders? Look to Its Cities.
The most effective leaders during the pandemic have been mayors. It’s interesting to examine why.
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Por qué los alcaldes latinoamericanos son más importantes que nunca
Los líderes locales están abordando grandes problemas – frecuentemente sin el partidismo que paraliza a la política nacional.
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Nuevo en AQ: ¿Dónde están los líderes de América Latina? Ve hacia sus ciudades.
Los líderes más eficaces durante la pandemia han sido los alcaldes. Es interesante examinar el porqué.
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Novo na AQ: Onde estão as lideranças na América Latina? Olhe para os municípios.
Os líderes mais eficazes durante a pandemia são prefeitos. É interessante analisar o por quê.
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The Three-Term Mayor Who Defied Chile’s Anti-Incumbent Wave
Carolina Leitao is offering a model for a country currently rethinking what its government should look like.
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The Brazilian Political Scion Making His Own Mark
The heir to a political dynasty, João Campos is betting on innovation to build a name for himself in Brazil’s most unequal capital.
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The Old-School Politician Doing New Things in Argentina
In Argentina’s northernmost and highest capital, a fourth-term mayor has changed the environmental landscape.
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The Mayor Who Wants to Be Uruguay’s President
Yamandú Orsi leads Uruguay’s second-biggest city, but his ambitions don’t stop there.
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The History-Making Colombian Mayor Taking on Crime, Coca and COVID
The first female mayor of Tumaco, María Emilsen Angulo took office just in time for a global pandemic.