| In Brief | 1 |
| Taking Note | 7 |
| Kawell, JoAnn | |
| Update/ Guatemala: Turning Back the Clock | 8 |
| Molina-Mejia, Rául | |
| NATURAL RIGHTS: PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA | 12 |
| Joining Forces for Peru's Rainforest | 13 |
| Fraser, Barbara J. | |
| Pacific Coast Communities Confront Shrimp Farm Threat | 17 |
| Call, Wendy | |
| Ecuador Oil Ruling: Whose Victory? | 23 |
| Bruno, Kenny | |
| Mexico: Lacandon Selva Conflict Grows | 26 |
| Weinberg, Bill | |
| Brazil's New Eye on the Amazon | 32 |
| Ballvé, Marcelo | |
| Lula's Environment Policy | 34 |
| Gabeira, Fernando | |
| Giving a Grade to Costa Rica's Green Tourism | 39 |
| Honey, Martha |
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