Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a vast universe of microorganisms, including microplankton, bacteria, and viruses, too small to be seen by the naked eye.

—Researched and Written by Ana Salgado—Issue Jul 01-31 2024: The Tren Maya is a railway infrastructure project in Mexico that aims to connect the main cities and tourist destinations in the southeastern part of the country, including the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. The project was officially launched by President Andrés

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Despite a mining formalization process being created in 2012 with the aim of regularizing informal gold mining, illegal operations have continued to advance through Peru, thanks to failures in the control mechanisms, opening the doors to gold laundering.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: An enormous accumulation of garbage in the Cateura landfill now dominates the landscape of the new Costanera Sur in Asunción.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: The improper disposal of waste in Greater Santo Domingo, particularly through the misuse of ravines as dumping grounds, has become an alarming environmental and public health issue.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: El Salvador has been most affected by the downpour with 19 registered deaths, with Guatemala and Honduras also feeling the effects.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: The municipality of Puerto Nariño is one of the Colombian Amazon’s most popular tourist destinations, receiving some 24,000 visitors each year, accommodated by 22 hotels and 19 travel agencies.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Representatives of several institutions of Pasco, a Peruvian city in the Oxapampa province, petitioned Magaly Ruiz, president of the Special Commission on Climate Change, to request the Regional Government of Pasco information on the illegal roads inside the San Matías San Carlos Protected Forest (BPSMSC), a Protected Natural Area (PNA) of

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: In Costa Rica, several initiatives are seeking to increase the amount of material recycled from the electronic waste that the country produces.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: Despite incurring hefty environmental fines, logging companies like RRX Mineração and Patauá Florestal continue to hold concessions for exploiting vast areas of the Amazon Rainforest in Pará.