Rapid deforestation in Paraguay is causing alarm among the locals, who worry that their way of life and even their health could become affected. 

Given that the problems associated with El Niño and La Niña will likely worsen, it’s time to move beyond “emergency” actions and redefine environmental management. 

With all eyes set on the inflation rate and the price of the dollar expected for next year, few people are paying attention to the dramatic drop in environmental funding. 

Now there’s a basic guide for understanding volcano activity. 

The threat of a plague in Latin America has triggered the global alert as scientists fight to save the banana.  In PáginaSIETE of La Paz Bethlehem Delgado wrote of Raza Tropical 4, known as Panama disease, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, which has spread in recent years from Asia to Africa. Faced with the threat

President Rafael Correa insists that technology and knowledge to fight climate change should be declared “global public goods” to ensure their free access to all countries. 

Uruguay has a “controversial” plan for combating climate change.

There are tons of trash in the rivers and the poor management of urban waste causes complex dredging and channeling of the tributaries in Panama City.

The construction of a solar project, known as the largest solar PV plant in Latin America is supposed to start in 2015.

Scientists in Costa Rica who are studying the link between snake bites and weather variations in the Central American nation of Costa Rica have reportedly identified a correlation.