Xavier Bartaburu is an Editor at ENVIROLINK LIMITED. He focuses on themes related to climate change and the environment, covering topics such as climate policy, water management, and natural resources. Xavier's work has been featured in prominent publications including Mongabay and Good Good Good.
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Xavier Bartaburu's coverage is heavily focused on environmental and social issues in South America, particularly related to indigenous rights, agroforestry, climate change, and biodiversity conservation. His articles often cite data and government announcements.
For pitching to Xavier, experts or organizations involved in agroforestry initiatives, indigenous land rights advocacy groups, climate change researchers focusing on South American regions would likely be well-received. Offering insights into the challenges faced by local communities due to deforestation or drought in these areas could also attract his interest.
Given that he frequently cites data and covers legal policy regulations alongside cultural and scientific themes within agriculture & farming contexts of the Amazon rainforest region specifically may resonate strongly with him.
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By: Xavier Bartaburu, Sibélia Zanon
PONTAL DO PARANAPANEMA, Brazil — Sugarcane fields undulate across the landscape as a line of water stretches to the horizon. We travel along a dirt road in western São Paulo, on the banks of the Paraná River — the watery border between the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul. Here, monoculture overwhelms […]
By: Astrid Arellano, Xavier Bartaburu
Kashiri, the Moon, saw the young woman through a window. The celestial body descended from the sky and found her eating soil molded into the shape of a tubercle. “What you are eating is mud, not yuca,” the root of the cassava plant. “I will let you taste the true yuca,” it said. In love […]
By: Yvete Sierra Praeli, Xavier Bartaburu
The idea of a railway line stretching across the width of South America — from Peru on the Pacific coast to Brazil on the Atlantic — has gained steam since the inauguration of the megaport of Chancay in Peru. To complete its route, this “Bioceanic Railway,” as it’s known, would have to cross the Andes […]
By: Xavier Bartaburu, Kevin Damasio
MATO GROSSO, Brazil — In 2025, soy farmers in Brazil saw a new boost caused by the tariff war between the United States and China. Brazilian soy exports to the Chinese market reached a record high: 85.4 million metric tons, almost 80% of total soy shipments. In Mato Grosso, soy production had already seen a […]
By: Xavier Bartaburu, Ramana Rech
In March, after decades of negotiations, the free trade agreement between Mercosur nations and the European Union (EU) was ratified by Paraguay, the last founding member of the Latin American bloc to give the green light to the deal. Already in its final stage, the document will be provisionally implemented in May, 2026, according to […]
By: Xavier Bartaburu, Gustavo Faleiros
With evidence that the giant river otter is in an increasingly perilous state, delegates to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) listed it as an animal requiring urgent conservation action at its March 2026 meeting in Campo Grande, Brazil. The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), endemic to tropical river systems in […]
By: Xavier Bartaburu
RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL, Brazil — Turned upside down on the dirt floor, next to an artisanal flour mill, a huge water tank catches the eye of those passing through the Bem Viver community, in the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory, located 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Roraima’s state capital Boa Vista. Under the […]
By: Luís Patriani, Xavier Bartaburu
In 2024, the Amazon region felt the effects of one of the worst droughts in its recorded history — if not the worst. At the port of Manaus, the largest city along the course of the Amazon River, the water level reached 12.68 meters (41.60 feet), the lowest level since measurements began there in 1902. […]
By: Xavier Bartaburu, Mariana Rosettipaola Churchill
CORUMBÁ, Brazil — “Lord, go ahead of me and clear my paths, removing every beast, every wild animal, everything that does not come from you; let they be driven away, and may the Lord bless my work. I am in your hands. Walk with me, Father.” It is 3 a.m. on Baguari Island when Roseli […]
By: Tiago Da Mota E Silva, Xavier Bartaburu
MANAUS, Brazil — Crouched over the leaf litter, where dry leaves accumulate on the forest floor, a researcher tries to capture a distinct croak using a directional microphone. Identifying the sound of a small frog is often one of the conclusive proofs that a new species has been found. It’s nighttime. He wears long clothing […]
