While the coronavirus continues to spread across the world, dengue is seriously affecting the population in Peru, especially those living in poverty. Dengue is “an infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti.”
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Researchers from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) have confirmed that the insects known as “bedbugs” have returned to Costa Rica, and by extension, to the Central American region, for the first time in 30 years.
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Many efforts have been set in motion for the conservation of the spectacled bear in South America.
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The burning and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is a horrific issue that is only getting worse.
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At just 40 km north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the American-owned Rosario Mining Company operated to extract deposits of gold and silver between the years of 1880 and 1954. Rosario Mining Company extracted 6.5 million tons of mineral valued at 100 million dollars during those 74 years of operation.
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The deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest garners most of the attention when it comes to conservation and threats to the forest, but a new study finds that degradation could be responsible for up to 47% of the carbon emitted in the region, making it a more important source of carbon emissions than deforestation in some
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Pope Francis came out with an official Apostolic Exhortation called “Dear Amazon” giving clear guidelines on how to address the situation with the Amazon.
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The environmental licensing laws in Brazil play an extremely crucial role in the protection of the environment when any potential infrastructure project poses a possible threat. However, a new environmental licensing law proposed by the Brazilian government presents many risks to the existing framework. According to an article from Folha de S. Paulo that was
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Dom Leonardo Steiner, former general secretary of the CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil) spoke out against Brazilian President Bolsonaro and his politics regarding the Amazon.
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In Argentina, the preferred form of transportation is and has been the car.
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