The closure of the floodgate at the Hidroituango Dam has caused substantial damage to the surrounding environment, in what could be deemed an “ecocide” affecting 12 villages and 10 million people who are dependent on the Cauca River.

The decision to authorize large mining companies to begin lithium extraction in the indigenous territory has been met with resistance in the Province of Jujuy.

In Quito, public parks all over the city are in various states of disarray.

On February 17, 2019, the fifth annual Green Run, put on by the Nature Foundation with help from corporate sponsors and donations, will take place in Simón Bolívar park in Bogotá.

The Santo Domingo province of the Dominican Republic is currently experiencing a “forest plague” that has claimed the lives of more than 400,000 trees in the highland region.

The rocky and table-top mountains in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna that are only beginning to be observed and researched by scientists.

Illegal international trade of South American birds has declined substantially, but there is still much to be done to protect the region’s high avian diversity. 

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has introduced a new Hacia Basura Cero (“Towards Zero Waste”) Model for management of solid waste.

There is a growing concern throughout Bolivia regarding the significant effects poor waste treatment and garbage removal have on the health and well-being of those who live near dumping sites.

With anxiety and hope, the community of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil searched for survivors of the mining catastrophe on Friday, January 25, 2019.