Contributors

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Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

cisternafigueroa@gmail.com

is a Chilean journalist based in Concepción.

All articles of Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Firefighting

Drawing the right conclusions from data

The causes of the huge forest fires in Latin America are manifold. Disaster expert Michel De L’Herbe calls for affected countries to prepare better and cooperate more closely.

Forest fires

Latin America is burning

Year after year, valuable ecosystems are destroyed by wildfires. This drives climate change and decimates biodiversity. Slash-and-burn agriculture is partly to blame.

Organised crime

Tackling cross-border crime

Latin American countries appear to be increasingly at the mercy of organised crime. They can only solve the problem together.

Governance

A second “No”

Voters in Chile have rejected a second proposed new constitution. The divide between society and the political class is growing

Latin America

Chile’s next president faces huge challenges

Chile’s voters want fundamental change – but stability is needed too

Easter Island

Song of home

A renowned concert pianist left it all behind to open a school on Easter Island

Foreign doctors

Looking for a job

Chile’s health system attracts waves of foreign doctors but many can’t find jobs

Chile’s constitutional referendum

Revolt of the masses

Aiming for a more egalitarian society, Chileans will revise their constitution

Chile

Concepción in lockdown

Constitutional referendum amidst coronavirus restrictions raises questions

Domestic workers

On the home front

Domestic workers in Chile fight for better working conditions and more respect

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