Issue Aug 21-27 2024: The Colombian Attorney General has staged a judicial intervention in the Chiribiquete National Park to protect it against deforestation.

Issue Aug 21-27 2024: The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has condemned the landfill on the banks of the Marcos A. Cabral River in Nizao as an “ecological affront.”

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: The matamata turtle (Chelus fimbriata) faces significant threats due to illegal trafficking in South America.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: Parque Nacional Natural Chiribiquete (Chiribiquete National Natural Park) is Colombia’s largest continental protected area, but also the most affected by deforestation, illicit crop growth, cattle ranching, and illegal roads.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: Forest fires which have besieged the department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia have also impacted livestock in the region, with more than 400,000 cattle affected, according to the president of the Federation of Santa Cruz Ranchers (FEGASACRUZ), Walter Ruiz.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: A recent study reveals that the world’s driest grasslands harbor a surprising diversity of plant traits, challenging the idea that harsh conditions reduce variability.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: On June 5, during a meeting in Oaxaca between federal agents and community leaders of Capulálpam de Méndez, a fire began near the border between the towns of Capulálpam de Méndez and Natividad.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: The Chilean Congress has postponed the entrance into effect of Law N°21,368, which would limit the use of single-use and disposable plastics.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: In Quito, several forest fires have been reported so far in 2024, most of which are human caused.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Neighborhoods in the Colombian city of Cali are becoming “eco-neighborhoods,” as residents seek to transition to more sustainable forms of living.