Urbanization represents a significant threat to biodiversity because of the many environmental issues it produces.

Guillermo Lasso, the president of Ecuador, announced on June 5 that the country will begin an “ecological transition” that will hopefully result in zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The presence of cyanobacteria blooms in Uruguay and other parts of the world, has intensified, and researchers are investigating how human activity contributes to their development.

Science magazine published a study on the impact that the loss of fish species in the Amazon has on the nutrition of thousands of people who live in the Peruvian jungle, concluding that big fish like paiche and gamitana are being replaced with smaller species with less nutritional value.

Bosques Amazónicos (BAM) announced plans to clone trees to reforest plantations in Peru.

Studies have shown that Brazilian regions that use pesticides are affecting surrounding plains, marshlands, and rivers.

Denisse Fierro, marine biologist and scientist from the Charles Darwin Foundation, conducted research on the mangroves at the Galapagos Islands to determine if their special characteristics have the same effect on the ecosystem as the other mangroves in the country.

Thanks to scientific research led by the La Molina National Agrarian University (Unalm), the Yungay potato has been a staple in Peruvian agricultrue for half a century.

Many forested areas of Paraguay have been facing the danger of deforestation in recent years despite legislation that protects them.

A recent scientific study led by the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnolgoía Ambientales de la Univeristat Autònoma de Barcelona underscored the importance of indigenous peoples and communities in protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity.