Author profile: Ian Granit
Populism and Extractivism in Mexico and Brazil: Progress or Power Consolidation?
AMLO and Bolsonaro both consolidate power in their countries, while their promises of progress through the extractive industries have thus far been barely effective.
Renewable Energy: Local Benefits or Marginalisation?
(How) can small-scale rural renewable energy projects improve livelihoods of Wayuu people in rural Colombia? This essay explores this issue through the water-energy-food security nexus.
Wind Energy in Mexico: Who Benefits?
The wind energy project Eólica del Sur in Oaxaca, Mexico resulted in negative outcomes for indigenous peoples, and as such violated principles of environmental justice.
Protecting the Defenders: Exploring the Role of Global Corporations and Treaties
Influenced by corporations, human rights abuses against Latin American environmental defenders are some of the worst in the world. International law offers a solution.
