Issue Apr 17-23 2024: The Escazú Agreement is the first environmental treaty in Latin America and the only one in the world that contains specific provisions on the protection of activists.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Nine environmental sacrifice zones have been identified in Bolivia, according to the League for the Defense of the Environment (Lidema), on International Mother Earth Day.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: The increasing urgency of the climate crisis is spurring action to conserve, recover, and restore Brazilian forest.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: A form of invasion threatens the border between Ecuador and Peru, historically marked by conflicts over territorial disputes.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: Environmental activist Eleuterio Martínez demands “total protection” for the Baní Dunes of the Dominican Republic.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: Every year 350 million tons of plastic are created, of which 8 or 9 million end up in the ocean, posing a threat to both marine and human health.

Issue Apr 03-09 2024: There is a shortage of drinking water in at least 15 Indigenous communities in Michoacán, Mexico, specifically in the Purepecha region and the Mazahua zone in Hidalgo.

Issue Apr 03-09 2024: In 2023, deforestation decreased by 25% to 35% compared to 2022, according to Environment Minister of Colombia, Susana Muhamad.

Issue Apr 03-09 2024: An artificial incubation laboratory in the Parque Nacional Laguna del Tigre in Guatemala reported the birth of the first Cyanoptera macaw of 2024.

Issue Mar 27-Apr 02 2024: The Coquimbo Region in Chile is facing a “humanitarian catastrophe,” with lack of rainfall leading to dire water shortages impacting both residence and agricultural production alike.