Latin American countries have been taking the initiative in combatting climate change since before the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change held in Paris.

Cosmetic companies currently using parabens have a one-year period to reformulate their products.

After an operative led by the Public Ministry in conjunction with other governmental institutions and NGOs, various deforested areas were found in Parque Nacional Cerro Azul Meámbar and Lago de Yojoa.

Thanks to camera traps, Environmental Authorities took a photo of a spectacled bear outside the Serranía de Minas Park in Huila.

Guatemala has implemented a new program to teach farmers sustainable farming techniques in protected forest zones.

Creating a “greener” environment, both literally and figuratively, more than 30 inmates of the all-women Santa Marta Acatitla penitentiary are working together to build vertical gardens along the periphery of the freeways.

Given the presence of oil in the Amazonia region, the year 2016 “marked a before and after in the environmental history of Peru.” 

In a world driven by fossil fuels, our most vital resource remains water. Colombia is blessed with biological wonders, including high mountain ranges and lush forests, but this past week saw a victory for wetland conservation in particular.

Santa Olga used to be a town of over one thousand houses, most of which were bought using state subsidies, and almost all of which were destroyed in a fire on January 25th of this year.

A controversial plan to pave a new highway through Colombia’s Amazonian region is the subject of heated debate among government officials, developers, and environmental agencies.