The draft of the General Law of Biodiversity, presented in October of 2016 by a senator of the Ecological Green Party of Mexico, poses a mechanism for the privatization of the genetic resources of the country (seeds, plants, medicinal herbs, microbes, fungi) and the indigenous knowledge associated with them.

Each year, between 50 and 100 tons of “silver venom,” or mercury, are dumped in Colombia and 1,126 individuals experienced sicknesses related to exposure between 2013 and 2015.

Panama will host the 15th annual celebration of its national bird, the harpy eagle. The majesty of the harpy eagle has been a source of admiration and inspiration for centuries.

The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador has initiated a campaign aimed at protecting seven species of wax palm trees living in the cloud forests of the country.

After the horrific landslide this year in Mocoa, which claimed the lives of over 300 people, a national conversation has started in Colombia over whether the country is equipped to deal with extreme and volatile weather, often brought on by climate change.

Ernesto Guhl Nannetti, Director of the Instituto Quinaxi, explained why new reform proposals for the Sistema Nacional Ambiental (SINA) will not be effective or beneficial.

Nicaragua lacks a national policy to promote the adaptation of livestock to changing climatic conditions.

New Zealand has decided to give the same rights of a person to one of its most important rivers. Days later, a tribunal in India did the same with the Gange River.

The pollution of bodies of water, from oceans to rivers, with thousands of tons of non-degradable plastic is a worldwide problem, and the coast of Guatemala is no exception.

In a popular referendum, citizens of Cajamarca, Colombia voted against the construction of an open-air gold mine in their municipality.