Considering the risks that the Amazon is already facing, several social and environmental organizations proposed five agreements.

The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius, began his visit across Latin America to prepare for the next United Nations Summit on Biological Biodiversity (COP15), where the European Union will promote ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity endeavors.

Chile’s current water policies are “more inclined towards efficiency and economic growth” than they are towards more equitable access or concern for the environment.

In recent times, the loss of biodiversity has been accentuated by the increased demand for wild animals and the sophistication of criminal networks dedicated to their trafficking.

More than 300 researchers have addressed a letter to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador warning him of the environmental consequences of the Mayan Train Project.

A Japanese study has shown that the quantity of plastic in the world’s seas and rivers, much of which cannot be seen by the naked eye, can “harm diverse eco-systems.”

Thought to be extinct for over a century, a mountain lion (also known as a puma) was caught on camera in Maricá, just 60km (37 miles) outside of Rio de Janeiro.

In 2020, the department of Caquetá, Colombia was the second most deforested due to excessive cattle ranching and illegal farming. In hopes to preserve the Alto Fragua Indi Wasi National Park and restore a healthy economy and environment in the department, an anonymous local shared his dangerous upbringing and how he’s changed his income to

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Development Bank of Latin America -formerly known as Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) signed a memorandum of understanding in which both institutions pledged to tackle environmental and climate issues together.

The debate over environmental issues has been “vigorously reignited” in Argentina after the announcement of projects in “various sectors of the economy,” but particularly in the realms of mining exploration and the extraction of fossil fuels.