Issue Aug 01-11 2026: Mexico has reopened the debate over energy sovereignty after a scientific committee led by the country’s science and energy ministries recommended conditionally evaluating hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the northeast.

Issue Aug 01-11 2026: Brazil’s ambitious efforts to restore degraded ecosystems face a major obstacle: financing. As the country seeks to recover millions of hectares of native vegetation, experts argue that agricultural policies should play a larger role in funding restoration while holding landowners responsible for environmental damage.

Issue Aug 01-11 2026: Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly unanimously approved a bill today requiring wildlife protection measures in new and existing public infrastructure projects, a major legal step aimed at reducing animal deaths on roads and reconnecting fragmented habitats. The Wildlife Crossings Bill passed its second and final debate with 56 votes in favor. One