Issue Jun 10-16 2026: For the Dominican Republic, climate change is not just another environmental issue, but a challenge putting to the test the nation’s competitiveness, health, security, and governance. Recent scientific reports are clear: Latin America and the Caribbean, due to their geographical and socioeconomic conditions, face heightened exposure to droughts, heavy rains, hurricanes,

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: In Latin America, climate change and operational risk factors with new technologies increase vulnerability to blackouts, especially with the arrival of an El Niño phenomenon.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Uruguay’s Environment Minister, Edgardo Ortuño, said the ministry will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into environmental controls and push for a new environmental-crimes law, among the priorities he outlined ahead of the budget review (Rendición de Cuentas) that the Executive will present to Parliament on June 30.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: Costa Rican forests play a key role in mitigating global climate change. Between 2013 and 2023, these forests retained roughly 9.8 million tons of carbon, the storage being especially concentrated in the country’s humid and very humid forests.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: According to data compiled by activists and environmental advocates,  at least 79 incidents involving the accidental release of oil into the environment occurred in Venezuelan national territory between 2022 and 2024 alone, whole satellite monitoring during just three months of 2025 permitted the identification of 59 such events.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: Extensive, unregulated livestock farming is one of the main drivers of deforestation in Colombia. To ameliorate the problem and make the traceability of the meat that reaches consumers more efficient, the country’s government has passed Law 2585, the goal of which is to improve livestock tracking and reduce its environmental impact.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Wild boars have been a plague in Uruguay since 1982, but the greatest damage to the country is being inflicted by hunters with precision technology who operate without any effective state control.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Costa Rican President Laura Fernández has launched a national strategy to the tune of US $180 million to face the imminent effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the country this year.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Brazil continues to struggle with waste management, and experts argued that solving the problem will require moving beyond ideological disputes and adopting a combination of complementary technologies.

Issue May 20-26 2026: The Bruja Lagoon, located in the district of Apestepeque in the municipality of Vicente Norte, has in recent days undergone a change of color and now is the shade of green moss. According to residents of the area, in addition to its new color, the lagoon is also emitting a sulfurous