Issue Aug 16-22 2023: In an initiative marking the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup d’etat, 100 trees have been planted in the parks surrounding the Centro Interactivo de los Conocimientos.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: Between 2013 and 2014, three Peruvian citizens established companies in Bolivia known as Paloan SRL and A&F Futuro SRL.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: The herbivore forest bark beetles in Mexico are central to the change in the forests through an intricate mating process.

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: On the second and last day of the Amazon Summit, member countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) released a collective communique reaffirming their commitment to preserving wildlife and reducing deforestation.

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, has affirmed that his government is studying how it can calculate the real value of its natural gas reserves, despite the moratorium that prohibits any type of oil or gas exploration or exploitation in Costa Rican territory until 2050.

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: Abner Campos, president of the Association of Ashaninkas Native Communities of the Pichis Valley (ANAP), recently stated that the Asháninka people plan to participate in the management of two Protected Natural Areas (ANP).

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: The Panama Canal is at grave risk of drying up, due to lack of rainfall caused by climate change and the exacerbating effects of El Niño.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared that the elimination of the use of fossil fuels and deforestation is crucial for guaranteeing the longevity of the Amazon (along with the world’s other tropical rainforests).

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: Despite the high risk of extinction of many Colombian species, enthusiasm and action are key to saving the species of the country.

—Researched and Written by Alfonso Sagastegui— Issue Jul 01-31 2023: This year elevated temperatures are being recorded around the world. During the first weeks of July, Mexico recorded the highest heat waves this year, pushing the temperatures up to 45° C to 50° C, the highest temperatures ever registered.