In 2019, forest fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, affecting not only Bolivia and Brazil but Latin America and the world as a whole.

Representatives of the Citizen Movement against Climate Change attended the United Nations COP 25 conference in Madrid to discuss the risks that Peru faces due to the lack of climate policies.

A report published in Science Advances magazine has warned of the detrimental effects of climate change and deforestation on the future of the Amazonian rainforest.

Dengue cases have skyrocketed in Paraguay, specifically in areas of Asunción and the Central Department.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has raised concerns about the state of the environment in his first year of presidency.

The Guatemalan area of a mangrove system connecting with mangroves in Belize, Mexico, and Honduras lives under the constant degradation caused by illegal activities in the area, from drug trafficking and mining to the illegal monoculture of African palms.

One of Santo Domingo’s biggest concerns is the deficiencies in the collection of garbage throughout the sectors of the area.

Various communities in Colombia such as Huila, Putumayo, and Caquetá found different methods to conserve and protect the natural resources and forests around them.

The Fund for the Management of Protected Areas and Wildlife in Honduras (FAPVS) united with the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) to commemorate ten years of working for the country’s protected areas, and stated that 40% of the “eco-tax” would now be used for the environment.

The chapter in Latin American history that opened in 1998 with celebrations in Venezuela has ended with a coup and violence in Bolivia.