Issue Feb 11-17 2026: The Gavião Indigenous People have combined traditional forms of latex extraction with forest protection.

Issue Feb 11-17 2026: The Instituto Forestal Nacional of Paraguay (INFONA) reported that that country maintains over 40% of its territory with forest cover, and also noted a decrease in deforestation.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: South America concentrates the greatest diversity of butterflies in the world, and that abundance has fed a quiet international trade moving specimens from the region to collectors abroad. The issue is not both ecological and regulatory, since seizures remain rare and often reveal a much larger market operating beyond official oversight.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: Scientific study finds human-driven climate change and La Niña combined to create unusually dry conditions.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: The Albardão region in Rio Grande do Sul is a candidate to become a protected area, in a process that has been dragging on for more than two decades.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: Colombia’s National Land Agency (ANT) has announced that it has formalized over 500,000 hectares of land for several Indigenous communities living in the area. According to the agency, these lands have been designated Indigenous reserves, and cover several departments in the Amazon including Amazonas, Putumayo, Caquetá, Guaviare, and Vaupés.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: An Andean condor that was attacked by three dogs in the community of Catapuya in La Paz was rescued by an official of the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia. The condor, the country’s national symbol, was transferred to the Vesty Pakos Municipal Biopark, where it is expected to recover and be

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: For the first time in 15 years, at least 50 American white pelicans have been spotted at Lake Texcoco.

Issue Jan 21-27 2026: A recent report from the United Nations suggests that the world is consuming water at a much faster rate than can be sustained. Nevertheless, a new study reveals that aging populations may potentially decrease water usage by up to 51% by 2050.

Issue Jan 21-27 2026: The jaguar is the largest feline in the Americas and the third largest feline in the world. In recent decades, these animals have been losing large areas of their habitat and have been the targets of illicit poaching, making their continued existence in Paraguay uncertain.