Though Argentina encompasses 27% of native South American forests, the government has only allocated 6.5% funds of what is supposed to be utilized for conservation efforts for La Ley de Bosque.

Efforts to preserve forests and reduce deforestation in Peru have become a legislative concern as a result of neglect to the environment.

With the growing threat of climate change, world leaders, especially those from developing countries, are taking action to combat the already irreversible damage.

On September 6, in Ventanilla in the Callao district of Peru, protesters gathered in front of the industrial park where 71 companies operate, 19 of which are dedicated to the manufacture of chemical substances and the smelting of lead from used car batteries.

Honduran fishermen are struggling to find alternative ways to feed their families in the face of fish scarcity in the Gulf of Fonseca, the Pacific gulf region bordering El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. 

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources dedicated Saturday, September 16th to clean up the beaches and rivers around Puerto Plata.

The government of Nicaragua recently issued Decree 15-2017, tasking the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Marena) with the management of the Environmental Assessment System while maintaining the same budget, which is no more than 0.55 percent of the General Budget of the Republic.

Gold mines on a private farm in the mountains of San Carlos, Costa Rica, are drawing “hundreds” of men to leave their jobs in the pursuit of finding gold.

Incidences of garbage dumped under a bridge near Óvalo de Zapallal, a community north of Lima, have caused concern about health and environmental problems.

The destruction and exploitation of natural resources in Paraguay’s Western Chaco region have become so acute that citizens in the area along with international NGOs are urging the Paraguayan government to follow through on laws and promises to protect the land.