Regulation of the RIGI and the Mining Investment Law: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
The recently approved Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) reflects continuity in a premise upheld by successive Argentine governments regardless of political affiliation: that large extractive companies must be granted tax, foreign-exchange, and customs benefits under the promise of job creation and economic development. This incentive regime, which applies to sectors such as mining, adds to […]
First year of RIGI: The results fall far short of the initial promises
Since its launch, only seven projects have been approved, far below the “avalanche of capital” announced by the government. To analyze its impacts from a human rights, environmental justice, and territorial sovereignty perspective, a group of organizations, research institutes, and academics formed the RIGI Observatory. On August 23, 2024, the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) […]
Patagonia’s Whale Watchers Fear Impact of Argentina’s Gas Export Plans – Buenos Aires Herald
By the 1920s, the southern right whale’s estimated global population had fallen to around 300. Since then, a range of conservation efforts, including action by the International Whaling Commission, have aimed to reverse the decline. Today, southern right whale populations off Argentine Patagonia are showing signs of recovery, with the “Blue Gulf” of San Matías […]
Wildfires sweep Patagonia as critics blame budget cuts straining Argentina’s ability to fight back – Courthouse News
The wildfires in Patagonia have burned over 80 square miles so far this year, and have become an annual occurrence fueled by climate change. FARN’S research assistant and economist, Matías Cena Tebucq, commented on how fire management has been cut repeatedly, with a 70% reduction since 2023 when President Milei took office. Unfortunately, there are […]