Issue Feb 15-21 2023: In recent weeks, hydrocarbons have captured the attention in the energy transition debate in Colombia, a country that receives 87% of regional royalties from its revenues in the oil and coal industries.

Issue Feb 15-21 2023: Venezuela’s environment ministry announced that it has begun a reforestation project in areas affected by illegal mining, focused on three national parks: Canaima (Bolívar), Yapacana (Amazonas), and Caura (between Bolívar and Amazonas departments).

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.