http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac Facilitate cutting-edge research about Latin America at UCLA en-us Researchers argue that its time to see beyond the myth of the pristine forest to gain a truer understanding of humankinds interactions with the natural landscape. http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=98031William Summerhill is Professor of History at UCLA. His research focuses on the determinants of long-run political and economic change in Latin America. http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=97104In late May and early June, the Latin American Institute put on a conference addressing issues of policy in U.S.-Mexican relations and sponsored a classical music concert benefitting the UCLA Mexican Arts series, along with other events.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=93454Argentine director Fernando "Pino" Solanas screens and discusses his 2007 documentary about his country's achievements in science and engineering. http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=88716Argibay's lecture was the last of a three-part series of lectures on international criminal law hosted by the UCLA School of Law, the UCLA Latin American Institute and the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=81900The Latin American Institute is launching a Film and Media Project, collaborating on a DVD collection for research libraries, and extending its menu of screenings and activities for cinema buffs.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=79917Fifteen years after El Salvador's civil war, says Blanca Flor Bonilla, a member of the Legislative Assembly, extreme poverty is promoting organized crime, mass emigration, and the disintegration of families.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=70661Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, who represents Venezuela and Hugo Chávez in Washington, says his country's break from the U.S.-endorsed model of economic policy in Latin America is giving the region hope that democracies can enact "revolutionary change." He faults the United States for upholding a "double standard" on terrorism and not minding its energy consumption.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=70148The American pioneer of a powerhouse Brazilian television network tells his story at UCLA.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=69880Representatives of four Mexican political groupings discuss the limited participation of women in politics and seek to build on reforms.http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/article.asp?parentid=68463