Issue Oct 22-28 2025: A study led by the Doñana Biological Station in southern Spain has warned that habitat transformation and the illegal sales of exotic animals is endangering the parrots of Costa Rica, concluding that the creation of protected areas is not in itself enough to safeguard the species.

Issue Oct 22-28 2025: Through a resolution, still in draft form and awaiting comments, the Ministry of Environment seeks to add the Basa fish to the list of invasive exotic species, which would officially prohibit its sale. The Ministry warns, based on scientific analysis, that many ecosystems are at risk.

Issue Oct 15-21 2025: Dozens of sea turtles have hatched in a sanctuary in the Dominican Republic. The sanctuary, located in Sans Souci, Punta Torrecillas, operates under the supervision of specialized members of the Dominican navy, including marine biologists.

Issue Oct 15-21 2025: Meat from cattle coming from ranches established illegally in protected areas and Indigenous reserves in Nicaragua is arriving in Mexico, putting at risk public health, biodiversity, and Mexico’s national beef industry, according to a new investigation carried out by the Patrullaje campaign with the support of Re:wild.

Issue Oct 15-21 2025: Those who have dedicated themselves to researching pink dolphins have several questions about the health of these mammals. In addition to high concentrations of mercury, they are detecting bacteria that have acquired resistance to some of the main antibiotics used by humans.

Issue Oct 08-14 2025: The upcoming 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) will be held from November 10th to 21st in Belém, Brazil, ten years after the Paris Agreement.

Issue Oct 08-14 2025: Given the sharp increase in roadkill on Colombia’s highways—estimates suggest that an animal is killed every 10 seconds—environmental engineer Juan Sebastián Arana has begun collecting animal cadavers for dissection and preservation.

Issue Oct 08-14 2025: Land occupation and use dynamics, coupled with extreme weather events linked to global warming, are draining the country’s water resources.

Issue Oct 01-07 2025: The Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) Sustainability Observatory recently completed a study on how well the Colombian government is implementing Sustainable Development Goals (ODS) into their Territorial Development Plans (PDTs).

Issue Oct 01-07 2025: Agriculture producers in the Dominican Republic’s province of San José de Ocoa are being negatively impacted by the lack of a market to sell their goods as well as by insect infestations. As Raúl Mariñez, agricultural technician and director of the DR’s Department of Production in Protected Environments (Deprobap), explained that