Green spaces are essential to developing “sustainable, healthier and habitable cities,” according to the World Health Organization. Due to the important environmental services they provide, parks are “fundamental spaces” for life in the city.

Colombia was designated by the United Nations as the host country for World Environment Day.

Lucas Seghezzo, a professor of environmental sociology at the Universidad Nacional de Salta, examined the health of the environment on the 48th World Environment Day.

Luis de León is a Panamanian scientist who has been studying the evolutionary processes of animals for the past 15 years. Born in Santiago, Veraguas of Panama, De León is a professor and researcher at the University of Massachusetts in the United States. He grew up in La Huaca, Herrera and studied biology at the

Civil Society Nature Reserves (RNSC) are a sustainable and profitable option for Colombian property owners interested in conservation efforts.

Mexico City was distinguished for winning the “One Planet City Challenge” due to its commitment to the environment and efforts against climate change.

A new Peruvian start-up to create a bio-friendly leather alternative has gained international attention. Martina Rua explored the company for La Nación of Buenos Aires.

The City Hall of Rio, through the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment, began reforesting the slope of Avenida Niemeyer, in the South Zone of Rio in the stretch that suffered landslides in April 2019 due to heavy rains.

The new environmental policy of the Mexican Secretary of Energy has raised concerns.

The fines for illegal devastation of the Amazon have been paralyzed since October 2019, reported Human Rights Watch in the same week that data showed that the forest suffered in April this year the greatest deforestation since 2008.