An estimated 2.5 million solar panels will make up a solar farm that is to be built in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The solar energy farms are meant to complement that state’s plans to build a number of wind farms, as well.

Chile’s president Michelle Bachelet announced that her country has allocated US$800 million toward the development of a competitive solar energy program through initiatives that aim to diversify the local economy.

The effects of climate change threaten the future availability of water in the Dominican Republic.  Both public and private sectors must work together to reduce their overall water footprint.

An 11-year investigation into a case in which 200 trees were cut down in the Tierra del Fuego national park has reached a verdict, and three people involved in the incident have been sentenced with jail time or probation.

Guatemalan authorities are cleaning up tons of garbage washed up by the Motagua river basin onto Honduras’s Omoa beaches. The river is located on the border of both Central American countries.

Drought and frosts in Ecuador are particularly consequential for rural communities. The government’s Foreccsa program is designed to guarantee the food sovereignty of vulnerable families, but has met with uneven results.

In an effort to diversify its energy sources, Cuba will soon be constructing seven wind farms in its eastern region with help from the Spanish construction company Gamesa.

La Oroya, a Peruvian mining city situated about 110 miles from the capital city of Lima, has long been a controversial issue, much in part due to its very existence. The winds that blow through the city carry a strong metal scent due to the smelter, owned by an American company called Cerro de Pasco

Colombia’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Luis Gilberto Murrillo, emphasized his opposition to the use of aerial pesticide fumigation during recent discussions between the Colombian government and various social organizations.

The Dominican Republic recently announced that it would take part in the Latin American regional Bonn Challenge.