Argentina

Powering inequity: lithium mining’s impacts on Indigenous communities and ecosystems in the Andes

SEI podcast / In this podcast episode SEI’s Laura Forni explores how lithium mining in the Andean mountains is impacting Indigenous communities.

Trase: Maintaining momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains

Perspective / Trase outlines its recommendations to make the best use of the one-year delay in the implementation of the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR).

Balancing energy security and a healthy environment

SEI brief / This policy brief introduces a fracking data platform, OBSERVAR, and calls for greater fracking regulation and transparency in Vaca Muerta, Argentina.

What is still at stake in the Gran Chaco?

Journal article / This study shows options for potential land-system futures for the Gran Chaco, a global deforestation hotspot with high biological and cultural diversity.

Energy transition ambitions of four national oil and gas companies in South America

SEI report / What diversification strategies do NOGCs use to engage in an energy transition? A view of four South American companies.

SEI’s Laura Forni in The Guardian: Fracking in Argentina poses “significant threats to local livelihoods and the environment”

Media coverage / The Guardian details the negative consequences of fracking in the Vaca Muerta region of Argentina, where SEI scientists are studying the risks to locals.

Paths to gender equality: the G20’s role in the spotlight

Past event / The event explores the complex challenges entwined with gender equality and its integral role in sustainable development.

Virtual reality shows how fracking affects Argentinian river basin

Media coverage / SEI's partnership with a university in Argentina allows people to explore the intersections of fracking and local water supply with virtual reality.

Assessing the value of biodiversity-specific footprinting metrics linked to South American soy trade

Journal article / A biodiversity footprint study of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina found little evidence that metrics accurately reflect deforestation and species loss.