South America

Integrating local and Indigenous knowledge with sustainable development goals in lithium mining impact assessment for a fair energy transition

Journal article / This article uses Indigenous frameworks in proposing indicators aligned with the UN SDGs for lithium mining in Argentina.

9 July 2025 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Bidding farewell to Venezuela’s last glaciers

Perspective / On World Glacier Day, Aljandra Melfo reflects on her experiences witnessing the loss of glaciers and "the life inside the ice" in Venezuela.

21 March 2025 / About Adaptation, Ecosystems and Water resources

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.

7 March 2025 / Power in balance / Renewables

A large open-pit coal mine with terraced slopes, mining equipment, and a dirt road under a blue sky.

Institutional capacities for a just transition in coal regions: the case of La Jagua de Ibirico, Colombia

SEI report / This report highlights the collapse of the coal industry in La Jagua de Ibirico, Colombia, with lessons on how other cities can better plan for coal's demise.

25 February 2025 / About Fossil fuels, Participation, Public policy and Supply chains

Brown, white and spotted black-and-white cows, each marked with numbers, are confined to metal pens at a cattle ranch in Colombia.

Replacing one polluting sector with another? The perils of shifting from coal to livestock in Cesar, Colombia

Perspective / As Colombia seeks a shift away from fossil fuel extraction, SEI experts warn against replacing one polluting sector with another.

12 February 2025 / About Business, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels and Public policy

Siete años de impacto: Cómo SEI está transformando la sostenibilidad en América Latina

Feature / El director de SEI Latinoamérica y las líderes de los equipos de investigación reflexionan sobre cinco años de impacto y aprendizajes en la región.

20 January 2025 / About Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Tilt-shifted image of coal mining, with red dirt in the foreground and a truck carrying coal in focus in the middle ground

Transisi berkeadilan dari batu bara di Kolombia: antara kebijakan dan kenyataan

SEI brief / Ringkasan kebijakan ini menyoroti tantangan transisi yang adil dari batubara termal di Kolombia.

30 December 2024 / About Business, Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Public policy

Container cargo vessel transporting goods worldwide, Thailand.

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).

18 December 2024 / About Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Apples hang from branches of an apple tree against a blue late afternoon sky with a fracking operation in the background

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.

4 December 2024 / About Fossil fuels, Land use, Pollution, Public policy and Water resources