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. 

In Mexico there are efforts to deal with shortages and resistance to privatize water.

February 10th marked a day of protest in the town of Pichanaki, located in Peru’s oil rich jungle region.  Indigenous protesters assembling for autonomy over of their homeland and livelihoods were met with violence at the hands of supporters of Argentine oil company Pluspetrol, including several Peruvian government officials.  In all, four government ministers were

Colombia is currently having issues with the misuse of crucial jungle territories by landowners for fear of legal repercussion on the part of the Colombian government. 

The bloodshed continues in Mexico over the Water War.  Alberto Almeida was gunned down in front of his wife in the parking lot of a mall in Ciudad Juarez on February 25th. 

Six turtles of an endangered species were born in the wild on Isla Pinzón for the first time in around 100 years. 

Curtains of vegetation along roads and highways of Alto Paraná serve an aesthetic, as well as practical purpose.