Issue May 22-28 2024: Between 2022 and 2023, rates of deforestation fell in contiguous swaths of the Atlantic Forest, according to data released by Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Brazil, Bolivia, and Costa Rica are among the 21 countries that will adopt common extra-financial accounting standards on climate in their companies, according to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) that manages the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Issue May 15-21 2024: Ecuador’s Attorney General attempted to detain a group of locals, police officers, and Chinese citizens thought to be jointly involved in a fuel trafficking network supplying fuel to illegal mining operations in the Amazonian province of Napo.

Issue May 15-21 2024: Mexico’s presidential candidates address climate change and their plans for sustainability.

Issue May 15-21 2024: Scientists were able to predict the catastrophic flood in Rio Grande do Sul ahead of time, but nothing was done to prevent the serious impacts.

Issue May 08-14 2024: With the demotion of La Corona from glacier to ice field, Venezuela has become the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers.

Issue May 08-14 2024: The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (Maate) can issue three types of environmental permits: certificates, registrations, and licenses, which vary in requirements.

Issue May 08-14 2024: Amidst catastrophic floods in southern Brazil, Minister of the Environment Marina Silva stresses the need for adapting to newly surfacing, unfamiliar climate extremes.

Issue May 08-14 2024: The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (Maate) can issue three types of environmental permits: certificates, registrations, and licenses, which vary in requirements.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: The Peruvian government approved modifications to the mining environmental legislation on April 25 aimed at easing project development by the private sector, thus reducing the time and cost of environmental assessments.