Communities living in remote areas such as Darién depend on the resources offered by nature, but they cannot exceed certain limits of consumption, said Carmen Medina, coordinator of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM). 

The first national survey on environmental issues in Argentina showed that most Argentines believe that the country’s environmental situation has worsened in the last five years. 

Drought-stricken Chile looks to reform its water industry. 

Guatemala inaugurated the largest solar power plant in Central America with the capacity to supply thousands of households in the country. 

Over the past couple of years, coffee production in Central America has been hit by a deadly wave of coffee leaf rust (“roya” in Spanish), a type of fungus that has hurt the production of this valued commodity in the region. 

Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology, known for building the world’s first potable water-producing billboard, has come up with another ingenious invention: a billboard to reduce air pollution. 

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on air quality in 1,600 cities in the world found that Cochabamba is one of the most polluted regions, (although Lima is worse.) 

Environmental authorities are seeking support from the community to combat a species. 

The recently launched “Blue Pampa” project is a ten-year “strategic initiative” that aims to research Argentina’s South Atlantic resources in five different areas to ensure conservation and management, while reinforcing Argentine claims of sovereignty. 

Severe drought in northern Colombia has left the area in a state of emergency.   The situation in the municipio of Riohacha, northern Colombia, has left a trail of destruction and has been declared a “public disaster” by its Mayor Rafael Ceballos Sierra.