There is an Ecuadorian campaign afoot to persuade Brad Pitt not to make a movie, while Chevron’s activities have reportedly polluted wells. 

Pope Francis warned “the powerful of the earth” that they will suffer the wrath of God if they do nothing to ensure the protection of the environment, which is the key to maintaining viable food sources on the planet. 

Researchers are in the process of collecting parasites from the blood of animals such as sloths in forests of Panama.

A study by UK-based NGO, Global Witness, found that in Brazil there were 29 activists killed in 2014. 

A unique species first cataloged by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau in 1969, the Giant Frog is in danger of dying off because of massive waste on the Bolivian side of the lake. 

Latin American environmentalism “partly overlaps with and partly diverges from” that of other continents, and has strengths and weaknesses. 

The regional government of the Galápagos aims to eliminate the use of plastic bags used to carry merchandise; in 2011 around 4.5 million of them were used on the islands. 

The Company Mina de Plata San Rafael announced it would appeal the ruling that sentenced a CEO to prison. 

Some scientists believe they’ve found fresh lava at Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano and argue that they may indicate increased activity at the volcano, but others say it’s too soon to tell. 

A fire in Patagonia, in southern Argentina, destroyed ancient forests in late February and early March. More than tens of thousands of hectares of land were destroyed by the worst fire in the country’s history.