Early efforts with REDD+ are helping secure forest land tenure in Brazil

For indigenous communities in Latin America, reaping the benefits of timber depends not only on tenure rights, but on how well they deal with markets

Thomson Reuters Foundation sponsored its first ever journalism training class in Paraguay.

The next global plan for disaster risk reduction must tackle the links between disasters, vulnerability and poverty

Oversight of commercial logging will be needed to protect traditional incomes, a study says

Brazil nut harvesters in Peru face a big variety of challenges

Recent Brazilian laws have sent a strong signal about respect for women, despite the country's macho reputation, while India remains dominated by patriarchal attitudes

Climate change needs a new narrative that engages people, and creates a world where people prosper without increasing pollution

Guatemala is world’s first country to convict former head of state for genocide in its own national court - bolstering rule of law and proving that their former dictators can be brought to justice

Stronger evidence on the costs and benefits of climate-smart development would help make the case

Former Guatemalan dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt stands trial for crimes against humanity as Mayan women share gruesome tales of sexual violence

The influence of the Catholic Church remains strong and abortion is still illegal in El Salvador

Will talking about “carbon” or “emissions” mobilise people? Not really. But finding new people-centred ways to talk about climate change will

Over past 30 years, 120 Colombian journalists killed, but latest attempt to silence a reporter - who exposed country’s military prison as “holiday resort” for its privileged detainees - has failed

The trial against former general Ríos Montt offers an important opportunity to prosecute gender crimes committed during Guatemala's genocide

From a Saudi campaign to stop violence against women to a live debate on humanitarianism in the network age, check out what's in the pipeline for Thomson Reuters Foundation correspondents this week

A sneak peek at what's in our hopper for the week of April 22

Women won’t become more resilient to the impacts of climate change unless they achieve better social rights

Weary of war, tens of thousands of Colombians march to call for an end to the conflict, as peace talks between the FARC and Colombian government continue in Cuba.

Residents have made an effort to honour and remember the town's victims, which locals say is crucial for lasting peace