From March 1 through June 30, 2015, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Panama will suspend fishing for lobster in Caribbean waters.

The practice of “growing and harvesting” rainwater through the “cultivation” of lakes in Peru took first prize in a contest targeting climate change. 

Chile struggles to change its relationship with water, while Brazil suffers draught and the long-term effects of mismanagement.  

According to plans by the Chinese company HKND Group, 106.8 kilometers of the planned interoceanic Grand Canal of Nicaragua will go through Lake Cocibolca or Lake Nicaragua, as it is also called.  The largest freshwater body in Central America, the lake is known as the “Galapagos of Central America” because of its great biological diversity. 

Residents of Itapé, in the Department of Guaira, claim that the sugar company Azucar Paraguaya SA (AZPA) dumps waste into the Tebicuarymí River, killing fish. 

Five active fires in La Pampa to the south and west of the Greater BA area involve thousands of hectares. 

The mysterious collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization has been attributed to a variety of factors, but in recent years the theory of prolonged, extreme drought has been gaining ground among the scientific community. 

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon delivered the opening address at COP20 in Lima stressing that it is not too late to act, while Bolivia’s President Evo Morales criticized leaders of the industrial world and capitalist corporations for their role in impeding progress to protect the environment.  Greenpeace was condemned for its act of vandalism and

It was an ordeal that lasted more than nine years, but finally Costa Rica can claim victory over the Texas oil company that was seeking more than $13 million dollars in compensation for alleged investment losses. 

At the COP20 Conference in Lima Ecuador will insist on the need for developed countries to commit to significant reductions in emissions. Ecuador is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change.