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.