Issue Sep 07-13 2022: The government of Venezuela’s failure–or unwillingness– to regulate its own air pollution over the last 30 years has led to a drought of information on the air quality of one of Latin America’s most polluted countries.

A report compiled and released by the Amazonian Network of Socio-environmental and Georeferenced Information (Raisg) has asserted that the Amazon “finds itself at a point of no return” after losing rainforest equivalent to the landmass of Spain or France in the last twenty years.

The Secretary of Energy will oversee providing the economic aids that will put into effect the Law for Social Electrification in Honduras, which is currently in the socialization stage of its execution.

When it comes to developing their natural resources, Europe and North America are more enthusiastic than Latin America.

Never before has the connection between climate change and human mobility been so clear.

A proposed modification to Peru’s Law 29763, Ley Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre aims to promote the rezoning of the country’s forests.

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered the military to protect the Amazon rainforest in a visit to Leticia, Amazonas.

The National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information, and Protection of Personal Data (INAI), ordered the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) to deliver the provisional authorization granted for the construction of Section 4 of the Mayan Train.

A panel at the ExpoAmazónica 2022 highlighted the importance of BioBusiness in Peruvian conservation strategies.

Abnormal timings for hurricanes, inconsistent levels of rain, dangerous landslides, and frequent droughts show that Latin America is facing the consequences of global warming.