Deforestation has reached alarming levels in Bolivia. One of the main drivers of tree cover loss – loss of the canopy – is the rise in slash-and-burn land...
In Bolivia, prospectors are digging craters and poisoning rivers in Madidi National Park. This natural treasure stretches from the Andes to the Amazon...
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
The unprotected southern portion of the Chapada Diamantina mountain range, in the state of Bahia, is in the crosshairs of mining operations, remaining...
How can the risks associated with increased critical mineral production be addressed in Latin America? As outlined in a recent report published by the OECD and...
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...
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...
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...
Raging fires, expanding mineral extraction and land clearing for agribusiness are not only destroying Amazonian lands and biodiversity, they are also...
The Cerrado, a tropical savannah region located in Central Brazil, is nearly half as large as the Amazon and a deforestation hotspot. Yet little attention is...
75 years ago, the UN was born. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN looks back at several important achievements, but much work on persisting challenges...