Increasing rates of both deforestation and violence in the Brazilian Amazon are being driven by sprawling national and transnational criminal networks, a study...

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...

Colombia and EU-Colombia relations are in focus in this chapter. The 2016 peace agreement that ended the internal conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces...

New in-depth study identifies worsening spiral of environmental destruction and violence since 2016 peace treaty between government and FARC.

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...

Environmentalists worry about Brazil’s willingness to hit reduction targets and the credibility of government-backed trading schemes.

After Hurricanes Eta and Iota swept through Nicaragua in November 2020, approximately half a million were left without access to clean water, hygiene, and...

As resource pressures and climatic events wreak havoc in the Brazilian Amazon, traditional populations are being forced to move away from the places that define...

Once a climate pioneer, Mexico has lost its environmental mantle under AMLO. However, some small developments offer hope.

A major challenge in the field of environmental peacebuilding is showing the impact of its initiatives. Questions emerge, such as "Which dimensions of post...