Ecological world

Latin America Faces the Global Ecological Crisis                                                  Because of Latin America’s natural wealth, the region is a great supplier of commodities, food and energy to industrialized economies; and, at the same time, the wealthier countries try to transfer the environmental costs of the dirtiest industries to it Ignacio Sabbatella is a frequent contributor to  Marxismo Ecologico . This article was first published in  Voces en el Fenix . Translation by Laura Mattas. In this article, we will try to outline briefly some of the challenges facing Latin America in relation to the environment. To this end, we will begin by analysing the structural factors underlying the global ecological crisis. We will continue by exposing what we have called environmental inequalities, the forms they assume and the conflicts they may provoke. Finally, we will refer to the conduct of Latin American governments, and the political strategies they