The Escazú Agreement is a legal instrument for environmental protection, but it is also a human rights treaty. Its main beneficiaries are the people of the...
People and animals are faced with emergency in one of the planet’s most water-rich regions, as impacts of El Niño, Atlantic warming and deforestation collide
In 2022, the United Nations and Haiti’s Ministry of the Environment took the initiative to establish the Haiti Climate Security Working Group, bringing together...
The unprotected southern portion of the Chapada Diamantina mountain range, in the state of Bahia, is in the crosshairs of mining operations, remaining...
As climate change is felt across Latin America in extreme weather events, forced displacement and declining agriculture, key figures say region must play an...
Analysts say agribusiness links are likely to continue to advance, but diplomacy may follow different paths depending on the winner of October’s presidential...
Increasing rates of both deforestation and violence in the Brazilian Amazon are being driven by sprawling national and transnational criminal networks, a study...
Perhaps more than any other area of climate and environmental issues, reaching a binding global commitment to forests has remained elusive. As a result, the...
Representatives of government and civil society will meet in Santiago to advance the implementation of the historic environmental accord weeks after President...
Biotechnology can aid conventional agriculture in major food producing countries such as Argentina by incorporating genetic material into crops. But its use is...
WATCH: This event launched and discussed the findings of the first report connecting conflict dynamics, environmental degradation, and climate change in the...
As their own government fails to safeguard their rights, indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon are looking abroad for help. How can the international...
Were it better protected, the region’s massive natural capital could generate short-term economic benefits as well as long-term growth opportunities, experts...
United States President Joe Biden gathered world leaders on 22 April 2021 to raise climate ambition ahead of COP26 climate summit in the UK. For Latin America...