–Researched and Written by Nicol Rodriguez– The climate in Latin America and the world is changing. Precipitation patterns are changing, temperatures are increasing, and specific locations are increasing in the frequency and intensity of weather extremes such as torrential rains. The consequences vary from the melting of Andean glaciers, catastrophic flooding, drought, and the increase

More than 11,000 hectares were consumed by forest fires in the south-central zone of Chile, an emergency that forced the evacuation of many families and the use of land and air vehicles to fight the flames.

Thanks to a maneuver “articulated by politicians beyond those involved with businessmen in the sector” in January of this 2021, the Canadian company Cabral Gold was granted the right to extract up to 100,000 tons of gold annually in a forested area in southeastern Pará – even before having the environmental license and the definitive

“Little champions” of environmental protection are taking up their paint brushes and pens to show through creative means the damage being done by the illicit activities abounding in the Amazon region.

Illegal mining in the Amazon has surged due to the global financial crisis and a global jump in gold prices.

It is no secret that since the first Industrial Revolution, the environment has come second in matters of importance, superseded by a “defense of the economic system that is destroying entire ecosystems.”

Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is under fire for his policies that neglect the environment.

One of the priorities taken by the Dominican Republic to the Climate Summit in Glasgow (COP26) concerned programs on emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

A report done by over 200 scientists showed that deforestation of the Amazon must stop by 2030 to avoid a catastrophic outcome.

Within the Playa La Barqueta Agrícola Wildlife Refuge, the “Sea Turtle Conservation Project” has been in effect since June 2020.