August 2023

Ecuador

Ecuadorians vote “yes” to safeguard two biospheres

Over a half-century ago, Iteca, a Waorani warrior who confronted any oilmen he encountered in the Ecuadorian Amazon—even allegedly spearing some to death—was killed by ......

Mexico (Free Read)

Pressure in Mexico to reduce jaguar roadway deaths

The jaguar was only a day or two away from giving birth to her cub. But as she crossed the busy highway that hugs Mexico’s ......

Argentina

In new plan, Argentina pledges to boost renewables

Argentina will speed its energy transition by boosting the share of electricity it generates from renewable sources, including hydroelectric dams, to 57% from the current ......

Peru

Peru drafting law to improve response to oil spills

Over a year and a half since an oil spill fouled the coastline north of Lima, Peru’s capital, the government is preparing legislation to improve ......

Region

Court mulls Colombian ratification of Escazú treaty

Colombia’s participation in the first regional environmental treaty for Latin America and the Caribbean appeared certain until early August, when the country’s Constitutional Court issued ......

Around the Region

Tallying mangroves’ climate and economic contributions

A new scientific paper highlights research underlying Belize’s mangrove protection and restoration commitments, a key feature of the country’s carbon-emissions-reduction plans. The paper, published in the ......

Centerpiece (Free Read)

Indecisive Amazon forest summit irks activists

Environmentalists are criticizing the eight Amazon basin nations for failing to agree during a summit in Belém, Brazil this month to end land clearing in ......

Q&A

Brazilian indigenous-health nurse discusses plight of the Yanomami

Eliane Clara Opoxina has served as a nurse in Brazil’s Yanomami Special Indigenous Health District (DSEI Yanomami) for a decade. Initially, her work involved administering ......