There are some who think they have bad luck, or that God strikes us with natural phenomena from time to time, as part of Chile’s “crazy geography.” But there is another, “less theological,” explanation, and such natural disasters could be avoided if Chileans take appropriate action. 

The crisis of the water supply for São Paulo continues to be quite serious, though little publicized. 

Activists are demanding action to control the massive depletion of nature reserves, while the government says there is no illegal activity. 

Despite having received the proposed impact studies on the environment nearly two months ago, neither the Nicaraguan government nor HKND has fulfilled the promise to make them public. 

Drought conditions have severely affected harvests leaving more than 161,000 families at risk for food shortages. 

A symposium was held recently in La Paz to discuss the desertification of 60% of Bolivia’s arable land. 

The impoverished community of Playa Ostional in Guanacaste, Costa Rica is finding a way to improve the turtle population, and at the same time benefit themselves.

Colombia’s Environmental Minister called it “the most destructive environmental and social occurrence in the past ten years.”

More than 400 Popular Bank employees and executives planted 5,260 mahogany trees in San José de las Matas, El Pinal, and La Cuesta. 

Jean Michel Cousteau believes that new technologies and industries will benefit the environment by reducing pollution, while simultaneously benefitting Mexico by creating millions of new jobs.