Issue Feb 15-21 2023: Cutting off the Dominican Republic from its neighboring country, Haiti, with a “border wall” is a controversial move, considering the backlash from climate activists.

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: Project Recupera Cerrado, on the North Shore of Paranoá, will plant 1,700 seedlings of native species at the University of Brasília (UnB) in an area degraded by human activity.

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: Wildlife trafficking of jaguar parts is a growing concern in several Latin American countries.

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: Major environmental disasters, such as forest fires, have devastated areas in Chile.

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: According to a report released by Siemens Energy, Latin America is the “least advanced region” in terms of fostering sustainable energy as the maturity of the region’s system is only 22%.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: Four species in danger of extinction were released into their natural habitat in the Agua Blanca community, in Ecuador.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: Uruguay has adjusted to extend resources towards its wetlands.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: Mayarí municipality, in Northeast Cuba, has been hit by a major forest fire that has decimated more than a thousand hectares (2500 acres) of forest land.

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: Nicolás Marín Benitez, a 23-year-old National Geographic explorer and underwater photographer, has been recognized by the environmental protection organization “Our Ocean” for his work raising awareness for marine conservation through photography.

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: The Peruvian Congress wants to modify the Forestry and Wildlife Law to eliminate requirements that protect the Amazon and grant more powers to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) over the Ministry of the Environment (Minam). The latter ministry is currently the one that establishes the permanent production of forests