How fair is Fair-trade? Didier Leiton Valverde and Nela Perle refer to the case of pineapples and bananas. We report on the inspiring Minat recycling project in Honduras. Lucy Goodman, Martin Mowforth and Banana Link write about Solidarismo, a controversial alternative to trade unions.

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Honduras is a key focus. Dr Juan Almendares, founder of Movimiento Madre Tierra, provides a passionate call for campesino land rights. We report on the advances of National Front of Popular Resistance and the progress of our funded partners in Honduras.

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This issue starts with two articles of Panamanian Indigenous struggles and successes against hydroelectric dam projects that threaten their land. Several articles respond to the June Honduran coup – Martin Mowforth summarises the issues and we publish the indigenous Garifuna and COPINH organisation’s condemnation of repression and assassination attempts.

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We cover initial reports of the June military coup in Honduras, and a Friends of the Earth statement describes the repression of environmental activists following the coup. We cover the EU’s attempts to muscle through free trade agreements in Central America, and then El Salvadoran environmentalists highlight the destruction caused by large scale tourism.

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We focus the fist half of this issue on the global food crisis’ effects in Central America. João Pedro Stedile summarises how globalised finance speculation has robbed small farmers of economic security. Costa Rica’s Biodiversity Coordination Network explains how new Seed Laws benefit large companies over small farmers.

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This issue starts with two alarming reports into shootings and threats faced by environmentalists in Honduras and Guatemala, demonstrating the intense pressure activists face in the region. Two articles cover responses to global issues affecting the region – Trade Agreements with Europe and global Climate Change effects.

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This issue focuses on agribusiness issues across Central America. We describe responses to global agribusiness trends that threaten famine in the region. CIEL report on Nicaraguan communities affected by agrichemicals and pollution, followed by three articles on pesticide poisonings and attempts to control these.

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