Research on South America includes a focus on Brazil and Latin America in the global economy. South America’s larger countries and economic relations with the outside world are growing in importance.

Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world ... Other countries where environmental defenders have been killed recently include India, Indonesia, South Africa and the Democratic ...

Stretching along South America's east coast and extending inland towards the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s most ecologically diverse regions. It is also one of the most vulnerable.