New deserts are being created following a Colombian gold rush.

Activists say it threatens many species and vulnerable national parks. 

An environmental activist was killed in Yagen, a village on the Marañón River in northern Peru, in the province of Celendín, Cajamarca.

The alert represents intensified measures to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito. 

There are 3,904 kilotons of E-Waste produced in the region and that figure is expected to reach 4,800 by 2018. 

The annual deforestation in Latin America was reduced to less than half since 1990.  While every year Latin America and the Caribbean lose 2 million hectares of forests, the rate of loss is slowing. 

Floods in Southern Brazil forced thousands from their homes. The climate phenomenon El Niño that is affecting the region is one of the strongest in recorded history. 

Bolivian President Evo Morales called for the end of capitalism at a conference on bringing an end to climate change in Europe. 

Years of unsuccessful regulation of a Peruvian mining hot spot has led to a chaotic modernization for the Madre de Dios Rainforest. 

Uruguay continuously puts greater importance on renewable energy sources such as wind and biomass energy.