Edurne Navarro reported in El Periódico of Guatemala City that more than 500 families living in the Cerro San Gil (department of Izabal) will benefit over the next 20 years from the forestry project “Restoring Forests for Ecological Connectivity, Reduction of Poverty, and Biodiversity Conservation in Cerro San Gil.”  

El Universo of Guayaquil reported that despite their cultural and biological value, Ecuador’s condor population has declined over the last decade. 

In El Comercio of Peru Manuel Manticorena Solís examined how the Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has worked to reforest the Amazon and offset its emissions. 

O Estado de São Paulo reported that after three years of decline, the illegal logging in Pará State is once again on the rise, increasing 151% from August 2011 to July 2012, compared to the previous period.  

In La Jornada of Mexico City Susana González observed that Mexico is one of the four Latin American countries with the most social and environmental conflicts caused by mining companies. 

El Periódico of Guatemala City reported that the coffee industry in Central America will require at least two years to recover from the plague of rust, which has affected half of the region’s plantations and about 500,000 jobs, and caused losses of $681 million U.S. dollars,

La Tribuna of Tegucigalpa recounted the death of yet another young victim of severe dengue. 

Dominican Today of Santo Domingo announced that the environmental organization Grupo Jaragua won the Brugal distillers’ Grand Prize 2013, for its work to protect the country’s natural resources, in the 22nd annual awards hosted by the Brugal Foundation.  

Orlando Valenzuela recounted the history and uncertain future of the Cosigüina Wildlife Refuge in El Nuevo Diario of Managua. 

Latinamerica Press of Lima shamed Brazil, Mexico, and Peru for being among the top 10 countries of the