CAFOD's work in Latin America and the Caribbean

If deforestation continues, the Amazon will lose its ability to produce its own rainfall and the largest rainforest on the planet will become dry grassland.

We are deeply saddened by the news that anti-mining activist Juan Lopez was shot dead in Honduras as he travelled home in his car from church. 

CAFOD has responded to the assassination of Juan Lopez, an environmental activist in Honduras who was shot and killed on his way home from church.

Unprecedented rainfall left homes and infrastructure wrecked in Brazil, but there is hope amid the destruction, as the most affected families start to rebuild their lives.

An overwhelming 98 per cent of the population of Cajamarca, Colombia, voted to reject mining in the area, yet Colombian authorities and the mining corporation are still disputing the validity of the results.

In the past, the community was regularly terrorised by armed men who would shoot indiscriminately, kill livestock and set fire to their crops and straw houses.

A community near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia have come together to clear the tons of waste that washed up on their doorstep.

Local experts working with CAFOD in El Salvador continue to stand up for peace, against injustice and repression, in Oscar Romero’s name.

As we celebrate World Cities Day, find out how CAFOD's partner Semeando is helping some of the poorest families to access safe and affordable housing in São Paulo, Brazil.