Andrei Netto
@andreinetto.bsky.social
Journalist @theguardian.com. Latin American and Caribbean editor / climate justice and more. Author of Bringing Down Gaddafi • PhD in Social Sciences.
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Argentina is building its largest crude export port on Patagonia’s coast, near a UNESCO marine sanctuary home to whales, penguins & sea lions. Scientists warn spills could devastate wildlife. My report for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @andreinetto.bsky.social
‘We’ve begun oil spill response training’: Patagonia prepares for the largest crude oil export port in Argentina
Wildlife experts warn huge facility on the Valdés peninsula in Patagonia could be devastating for ‘a treasure chest of wildlife’
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August 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Argentina is building its largest crude export port on Patagonia’s coast, near a UNESCO marine sanctuary home to whales, penguins & sea lions. Scientists warn spills could devastate wildlife. My report for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @andreinetto.bsky.social
In the lush mountains of Colombia, farmers and activists are taking on a mining colossus. Our latest @Guardian series investigates how AngloGold Ashanti's Quebradona project is stirring fears of environmental ruin — and why locals are pushing back.
Families torn apart, charges of kidnap and theft: how plans for a giant mine have sown distrust and unrest in the hills of Jericó
Activists who object to plans for Colombia’s biggest copper mine as a serious threat to the environment are fighting legal action initiated by AngloGold Ashanti. But some in the community say the vent...
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July 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
In the lush mountains of Colombia, farmers and activists are taking on a mining colossus. Our latest @Guardian series investigates how AngloGold Ashanti's Quebradona project is stirring fears of environmental ruin — and why locals are pushing back.
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Mining companies are pumping seawater into the driest place on Earth. But has the damage been done?
Mining companies are pumping seawater into the driest place on Earth. But has the damage been done?
In Chile’s drought-stricken Atacama desert, Indigenous people say desalination plants cannot counter the impact of intensive lithium and copper mining on local water sources
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July 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Mining companies are pumping seawater into the driest place on Earth. But has the damage been done?
In Chile’s Atacama – the driest desert on Earth – copper & lithium mining are pushing ecosystems to the brink. Companies like BHP, Albemarle & Zaldívar now pump desalinated seawater inland, but Indigenous communities say the harm is done. 1/5
Mining companies are pumping seawater into the driest place on Earth. But has the damage been done?
In Chile’s drought-stricken Atacama desert, Indigenous people say desalination plants cannot counter the impact of intensive lithium and copper mining on local water sources
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July 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
In Chile’s Atacama – the driest desert on Earth – copper & lithium mining are pushing ecosystems to the brink. Companies like BHP, Albemarle & Zaldívar now pump desalinated seawater inland, but Indigenous communities say the harm is done. 1/5
“We don’t want contact because you are bad” – Uncontacted peoples in the Peruvian Amazon are sounding the alarm as illegal loggers close in on their land.
A powerful report by @guardian from deep in the rainforest.
A powerful report by @guardian from deep in the rainforest.
‘We don’t want contact because you are bad’: loggers close in on uncontacted people in Peruvian Amazon
Logging, drug trafficking and the climate crisis endanger the world’s largest isolated Indigenous group, on the border with Brazil
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July 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“We don’t want contact because you are bad” – Uncontacted peoples in the Peruvian Amazon are sounding the alarm as illegal loggers close in on their land.
A powerful report by @guardian from deep in the rainforest.
A powerful report by @guardian from deep in the rainforest.
In Minaçu, Brazil — historically home to the Americas’ last asbestos mine — miners are pivoting to something far more vital: rare earth minerals (neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium) used in EV motors, wind turbines & defence tech.
Brazil’s last asbestos miners are switching to rare earth minerals. Can they offer a brighter future?
The small city of Minaçu is hoping to challenge China’s dominance in servicing the global appetite for minerals key to the green energy transition
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July 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
In Minaçu, Brazil — historically home to the Americas’ last asbestos mine — miners are pivoting to something far more vital: rare earth minerals (neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium) used in EV motors, wind turbines & defence tech.
“The lesson of 1933 is – you get out sooner rather than later.”
Marci Shore — a professor of fascism at Yale — has moved to Canada, warning that recent U.S. moves by Trump echo early fascist signs. What a chilling reminder that any society can sink if we ignore history.
Marci Shore — a professor of fascism at Yale — has moved to Canada, warning that recent U.S. moves by Trump echo early fascist signs. What a chilling reminder that any society can sink if we ignore history.
Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’
Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society
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June 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“The lesson of 1933 is – you get out sooner rather than later.”
Marci Shore — a professor of fascism at Yale — has moved to Canada, warning that recent U.S. moves by Trump echo early fascist signs. What a chilling reminder that any society can sink if we ignore history.
Marci Shore — a professor of fascism at Yale — has moved to Canada, warning that recent U.S. moves by Trump echo early fascist signs. What a chilling reminder that any society can sink if we ignore history.
Historian Galo Ramón revived a 1,000-year-old water system in Ecuador. A hand-drawn 1792 map sparked the restoration of ancient lagoons — now Catacocha thrives, crops flourish and drought-born hope returns.
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A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods
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June 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Historian Galo Ramón revived a 1,000-year-old water system in Ecuador. A hand-drawn 1792 map sparked the restoration of ancient lagoons — now Catacocha thrives, crops flourish and drought-born hope returns.
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Europe is reportedly supplying Israel’s canine unit with attack-trained dogs linked to horrific incidents, including a 3-year-old mauling, a pregnant woman’s miscarriage and over 146 documented attacks in Gaza/the West Bank. Human rights groups urge EU regulation.
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Attack dogs: how Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons
Military dogs involved in attacks on Palestinian civilians – including children – are likely to have been exported from European countries, investigation finds
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June 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Europe is reportedly supplying Israel’s canine unit with attack-trained dogs linked to horrific incidents, including a 3-year-old mauling, a pregnant woman’s miscarriage and over 146 documented attacks in Gaza/the West Bank. Human rights groups urge EU regulation.
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Full story @theguardian.com
In Colombia’s Chocó region, rising river levels and climate extremes have devastated plantain, cassava and fish populations — and, with them, food security. In Salaquí, hunger soared from 19% to over 36% in just one year.
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‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair
Communities in the Salaquí basin face deepening food insecurity, armed conflict and the collapse of a way of life – while government schemes ignore the real problem
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June 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In Colombia’s Chocó region, rising river levels and climate extremes have devastated plantain, cassava and fish populations — and, with them, food security. In Salaquí, hunger soared from 19% to over 36% in just one year.
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Full story @theguardian.com
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“You create a sense of existential fear that social anarchy is spreading, that criminal gangs are taking over. This is the language of authoritarianism all over the world,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor.
‘The language of authoritarianism’: how Trump and allies cast LA as a lawless city needing military intervention
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June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“You create a sense of existential fear that social anarchy is spreading, that criminal gangs are taking over. This is the language of authoritarianism all over the world,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor.
Deep in Peru's Andes, a deadly battle over gold is unfolding. As prices soar above $3,000/oz, small miners, major firms, and armed gangs clash in a labyrinth of 450 tunnels. Thirteen security guards were recently tortured and killed, prompting a state of emergency.
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‘Scratch the earth, there’s gold!’: Small miners, big firms and armed gangs fight over Peru’s mineral wealth
As the price of the precious metal soars to record levels, underground gunfights have erupted in the Andean region of Pataz as the mines’ riches draw in brutal crime cartels
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May 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Deep in Peru's Andes, a deadly battle over gold is unfolding. As prices soar above $3,000/oz, small miners, major firms, and armed gangs clash in a labyrinth of 450 tunnels. Thirteen security guards were recently tortured and killed, prompting a state of emergency.
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What more needs to be said?
Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’
Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid
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May 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What more needs to be said?
Last year, I had the privilege of interviewing Sebastião Salgado on his 80th birthday. I am truly saddened by his passing today.
Photographer Sebastião Salgado at 80: ‘They say I was an aesthete of misery’
The legendary photojournalist looks back on a life committed to documenting people and the planet, and explains why nature became his focus
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May 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Last year, I had the privilege of interviewing Sebastião Salgado on his 80th birthday. I am truly saddened by his passing today.
"Estamos siendo testigos de un ecocidio." Banco Santander es acusado de financiar una vasta deforestación en el Gran Chaco, vinculada al ganado y al colapso climático.
‘We are witnessing ecocide’: Santander accused of funding vast deforestation
In 2024, Spanish bank provided more than $600m in financing to firms linked to beef, palm oil, soya and supply chains driving deforestation, says Global Witness
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May 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"Estamos siendo testigos de un ecocidio." Banco Santander es acusado de financiar una vasta deforestación en el Gran Chaco, vinculada al ganado y al colapso climático.
"We are witnessing ecocide." A new investigation reveals that Santander has financed companies linked to deforestation in the Gran Chaco, South America's second-largest forest, where Indigenous communities and biodiversity are under threat.
‘We are witnessing ecocide’: Santander accused of funding vast deforestation
In 2024, Spanish bank provided more than $600m in financing to firms linked to beef, palm oil, soya and supply chains driving deforestation, says Global Witness
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May 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"We are witnessing ecocide." A new investigation reveals that Santander has financed companies linked to deforestation in the Gran Chaco, South America's second-largest forest, where Indigenous communities and biodiversity are under threat.
Nas favelas do Rio, as memórias de rios e córregos limpos e natureza abundante são uma ferramenta para estimular a resiliência climática de populações desfavorecidas. Uma mostra na favela da Maré demonstra como a memória comunitária pode estimular a justiça ambiental.
How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster
A new exhibition in the Brazilian city looks at how water, the environment and extreme weather is interwoven with personal stories from 10 marginalised communities
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May 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Nas favelas do Rio, as memórias de rios e córregos limpos e natureza abundante são uma ferramenta para estimular a resiliência climática de populações desfavorecidas. Uma mostra na favela da Maré demonstra como a memória comunitária pode estimular a justiça ambiental.
In Rio's favelas, memories of clean rivers and croaking frogs are more than nostalgia – they're tools for climate resilience. A new exhibition showcases how community stories can drive environmental justice. @theguardian.com's Southern Frontlines
How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster
A new exhibition in the Brazilian city looks at how water, the environment and extreme weather is interwoven with personal stories from 10 marginalised communities
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May 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In Rio's favelas, memories of clean rivers and croaking frogs are more than nostalgia – they're tools for climate resilience. A new exhibition showcases how community stories can drive environmental justice. @theguardian.com's Southern Frontlines
From the heart of the Amazon to Andean peaks, Latin American communities are leading the charge in clean, community-powered energy. Across the continent, grassroots projects are driving a just energy transition on their own terms.
‘A future on our terms’: how community energy is lighting up Latin America
Small-scale schemes are replacing dirty diesel with clean electricity in remote areas – and ensuring a just transition
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May 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
From the heart of the Amazon to Andean peaks, Latin American communities are leading the charge in clean, community-powered energy. Across the continent, grassroots projects are driving a just energy transition on their own terms.
Blood timber: illegal logging in Colombia's Chocó rainforest is not just an environmental crisis—it's fueling armed conflict and modern slavery. A new Guardian report reveals how uncertified hardwood ends up in Western homes, financing paramilitaries and exploiting workers.
‘Blood timber’: western firms fuel conflict and ‘slavery’ in Colombia
Trade in uncertified hardwood illegally logged in Chocó rainforest and imported by US and Europe is financing paramilitaries, says Environmental Investigation Agency
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May 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Blood timber: illegal logging in Colombia's Chocó rainforest is not just an environmental crisis—it's fueling armed conflict and modern slavery. A new Guardian report reveals how uncertified hardwood ends up in Western homes, financing paramilitaries and exploiting workers.
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This week's Guardian Weekly, out today
🇨🇦 North America edition: @leylandcecco.bsky.social on Carney, Canada and Trump
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Colombia’s emerald capital, Muzo, is grappling with the environmental toll of its industry. Mining activities have led to deforestation, water pollution and soil erosion, with a growing call for sustainable practices to protect the environment and ensure the well-being of future generations.
Losing its sparkle: Colombia’s emerald capital weighs the cost of its precious stones
As big companies and informal miners blame each other for the damage to rivers and forests, mining risks long-term harm to those living nearby
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May 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Colombia’s emerald capital, Muzo, is grappling with the environmental toll of its industry. Mining activities have led to deforestation, water pollution and soil erosion, with a growing call for sustainable practices to protect the environment and ensure the well-being of future generations.
“Last chance for humanity” — Scientists at Union Glacier, Antarctica, warn of a looming tipping point as global heating accelerates glacier melt. The time to act is now.
‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier
Scientists on Union glacier in Antarctica fear the region is reaching a dangerous tipping point
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April 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“Last chance for humanity” — Scientists at Union Glacier, Antarctica, warn of a looming tipping point as global heating accelerates glacier melt. The time to act is now.
Am I the only one who finds Blair's claim shocking? He's echoing the oil industry's arguments!
Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live
‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PM
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April 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Am I the only one who finds Blair's claim shocking? He's echoing the oil industry's arguments!