The Ministry of Rural and Land Development of Tarija, Bolivia conducted the 7th Departmental Meeting of Agricultural and Forestry Innovation and the 3rd Agricultural and Forestry Innovation Competition, entitled “Innovation and Sustainable Management of Water for Food Production.”

Conservation specialist of the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law, Samín Vargas, presented the question of how protected areas in Peru can be better managed and how the private sector can be involved.

Recent legislation in Nicaragua has deregulated many measures to protect the natural world along with eliminating Environmental Impact Studies (EIA).

Experts warn that the federal government of Brazil could cut the budget for environmental conservation by half in 2018. 

A recent study conducted at the University of Vermont found the mining industry far more culpable for destruction of the Brazilian Amazon than was initially believed.

As dangers of climate change continue to grow, the possibility for weather emergencies will simultaneously grow. In order to mitigate the potential devastation of these events, mayors in Nicaragua will soon implement risk management policies related to climate change.

The Santa Ana Country Club, expected to open in late 2018, has initiated a two-year reforestation initiative, called Ceiba, to improve passages for local fauna through forested areas between Santa Ana and the hills of Escazú.

Drastic cuts to the budget for regulatory environmental programs have given poachers a major advantage throughout Brazil.

Conserving the Amazon may be key to combating climate change.

While the Huaycoloro landfill in Lima is one of the largest energy recycling sources in the country (generating 10% of the country’s renewable energy), the dump in Trujillo is overflowing with trash and unsanitary conditions.