The southern Honduran city of Choluteca is once again suffering under an intense drought affecting its 200,000 residents and the local farming sector, which cannot use water from the Choluteca River as before since it has been under a private use concession for years.

The water of Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, arrives via the Río Bogotá, one of the country’s most polluted rivers.

Mexico’s rich biodiversity makes it one of the five most megadiverse countries in the world.

It is well known that great damage to natural, pre-existing ecosystems can be done when any non-native species of plant or animal is introduced.

—Researched and Written by Stephanie Mladinich– The dry season during the summer in Central America provides many challenges. With high temperatures and strong winds that overlap with the clearing of land for agricultural use, plumes of smoke seen from satellites indicate the intensity of widespread forest loss throughout the region.

The damage and over-exploitation of water resources in Mexico is compromising not only the quality of the water, but surrounding ecosystems, as well.

One zoo in La Paz, Bolivia, Vesty Pakos, is taking on an ambitious reproductive project to save several wild animal species, specifically the condor and the flamingo.

The VIII World Water Forum, held in Brasilia, Brazil, brought together leaders in water policy and conservation from around the world to discuss the efficient use of water resources globally. 

Cajamarca, an important agricultural community in Colombia, sacrificed potential economic gains for sustainability.

The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources delivered its Access Rule to Genetic Resources – which is largely used for research purposes – to non-governmental and business organizations.