Worldwide, there are 476 million indigenous people living in 90 different countries, a population that represents 6.2% of the global population, and 8% of the population of Latin America.

In July 2021, the Brazilian Amazon saw a decrease of 26.8% of fires, with only 4,977 fires registered, compared to July 2020, where 6,803 fires were registered.

In 1950, the world produced 1.5 million tons of plastic and in 2020, that number grew to 367 million.

In the 1980s, Argentina had a plan to use alcohol to fuel vehicles, but that was put on hold until 2006 when biofuels made a comeback in the country.

–Researched and Written by Millie Brigaud— Latin America’s devastating encounters with the climate crisis are growing ever more frequent, with wildfires, droughts, flooding, and disappearing ecosystems. In response, both governments and small communities are taking ambitious measures to mitigate the crisis’ effects. Communities across Latin America are joining forces with scientists and nongovernmental organizations to

July 26 was World Mangrove Day, which gave individuals the opportunity to reflect upon the vital functions that mangroves perform.

Despite efforts to stop it, mangrove felling in the Gulf of Guayaquil persists and is harming the local ecosystem in numerous ways.

The use of satellite technology in conjunction with the cooperation and mobilization of local indigenous communities resulted in a 52% reduction in rainforest loss in the Loreto region of Peru in 2018.

Even though the process of separating the Cerrado and Pantanal lands of the Terena indigenous people has taken at least forty years, the Klabin Family Company—famous for being the founder of one of the largest paper manufacturers in South America—has recently registered a resort on the indigenous land that was approved in two months by

Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approved Parliament’s proposed regulations on smoking, including banning the practice in certain areas and changing cigarette materials.