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About Sue Branford

Sue Branford is co-editor of Seeding and manages the publications of the agricultural-diversity NGO, Grain. She reports regularly from Latin America for the BBC and the UK Guardian.

Articles by Sue Branford

Thursday 17th December

Copenhagen: climate countdown

The United Nations climate-change summit is a vital moment in the world’s effort to avert catastrophe. openDemocracy authors reflect on what needs to happen and how much Copenhagen can achieve.
Wednesday 9th December

Lula's last challenge: the Amazon

Brazil's president will present a "green" face at Copenhagen's climate-change summit. But has he truly rethought his old "developmentalism", asks Sue Branford.
Wednesday 25th March

The G20’s missing voice

A fusion of land and climate crises is consuming the planet. The G20 summit in London won't help
Tuesday 10th June

The world food summit: a lost opportunity

The Rome conference failed to address the roots of hunger in unfair global food policies
Monday 19th May

Brazil’s Amazonian choice

Marina Silva's departure is good news for Brazil's "developmentalists" and bad for the Amazon
Sunday 18th June

Brazil's historic test

The urban warfare in São Paulo between a powerful criminal gang and the city's military police is fuelled by Brazil’s vast social and racial injustices, says Sue Branford.
Monday 14th November

Colombia's other war

The United States-led campaign to destroy Colombia's coca economy includes chemical warfare against areas dominated by leftwing rebels. Sue Branford reports on the real face of "Plan Colombia". 
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