Peruvian Víctor Zambrano Gonzales won the National Geographic Award for Leadership in Conservation for creating the “K’erenda Homet” reserve in Perú’s Madre de Dios region.

Financialization of the environment is a relatively new concept that refers to “a financial turn in all that should be economic and sociocultural.” In other words, it refers to the privatization of natural resources with the aim of corporate financial gains.

The Adaptation Fund and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) came together June 7 for a workshop addressing the adaptation of projects to mitigate the effects of climate change. 

The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) recently suspended the exploitation of the Nemby Hill in Paraguay.

Sea turtles are crucial for maintaining marine ecosystems, but six species of turtles are under threat of extinction in the Caribbean and Latin American region. Humans are the biggest threat to their well-being.

Even though Mexico’s Comisión Ambiental de la Megalópolis (Megalópolis Environmental Commission) can take steps to limit the circulation of cars, there will still be a high level of contamination in the metropolitan zones. The reasoning for this is simply a matter of chemistry.

A new organization in Chile is combining botanical and forensic sciences to solve crimes committed against the environment.

In a country that is heavily dependent on small-scale farming, Hondurans are seeking to develop environmentally friendly agricultural practices.

A vessel by the name of Siteam Anja, which carries around 32,000 tons of vegetable oil, has run aground off the coast of Uruguay, about 400 meters to the west of Isla de Lobos. 

The Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (Sernap) will receive S/1.8 million from the Ministerio del Ambiente (Minam) for cleaning up mining activity on the Tambopata Reserve.