The burning and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is a horrific issue that is only getting worse.

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.

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

Pope Francis came out with an official Apostolic Exhortation called “Dear Amazon” giving clear guidelines on how to address the situation with the Amazon.

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

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.

In Argentina, the preferred form of transportation is and has been the car.

The study, which was released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on January 27, highlights the importance of protected areas and indigenous territories in maintaining the carbon reserves of the Amazon.

During the recent Nexos 1 Executive meeting, the Peruvian Minister of Environment, Fabiola Muñoz, introduced a new “virtual platform” called the Huella de Carbono.

It is essential that we start acting as part of nature rather than dominating it as we have done for centuries.