High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

December 2016

U.S.—Mexico

Green groups warn against border-wall expansion

Despite doubt about what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge for a “great, great” U.S.-Mexican border wall will mean on the ground, green advocates are warning ......

Peru

Accord on oil cleanup and repair in Peru’s Amazon

Half a dozen indigenous organizations from the region of the Peruvian Amazon that suffers most from oil pollution have reached agreement with the government on ......

Mexico

Absent action, vaquita die-off seen in 10 years

Two new academic studies warn that the diminutive Mexican porpoise called the vaquita will go extinct within a decade unless the government takes additional measures ......

Bolivia

Water shortages, and finger-pointing, in Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales is a longtime champion of the right of all citizens to drinking water. While serving in the country’s Congress, Morales made ......

Costa Rica—Nicaragua

Costa Rica, Nicaragua assess toll taken by Otto

When Hurricane Otto made landfall last month on the eastern coast of Central America, the Category 2 storm struck Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua with ......

Around the Region

High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

Construction of two large Patagonian dams planned by the administration of former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and endorsed by her successor, current President Mauricio Macri, ......

Centerpiece (Free Read)

‘Pulse flow’ boosts Colorado River habitat

In the arid Colorado River Delta of the U.S.-Mexico border region, even a little water works wonders in restoring a critical binational ecosystem. For the ......

Hugo Contreras is water-security director for Latin America at the U.S.-based environmental organization The Nature Conservancy. He leads the Conservancy’s efforts to promote watershed protection ......

High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

Construction of two large Patagonian dams planned by the administration of former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and endorsed by her successor, current President Mauricio Macri, suffered a surprise blow this month when the country’s Supreme Court effectively suspended the project. In a Dec. 21 ruling, the court accepted the arguments of two green-advocacy organizations—the Association of Environmental Lawyers of Patagonia and Forests Bank—that the plan for dams on the Santa Cruz River has not received proper environmental review. It ordered work on the project halted until an environmental-impact study is carried out and put to a public hearing. Thus far, no substantial work has been done on the ground in connection with the US$4.7 billion project, which calls for two... [Log in to read more]

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December 2016

U.S.—Mexico

Green groups warn against border-wall expansion

Despite doubt about what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge for a “great, great” U.S.-Mexican border wall will mean on the ground, green advocates are warning ......

Peru

Accord on oil cleanup and repair in Peru’s Amazon

Half a dozen indigenous organizations from the region of the Peruvian Amazon that suffers most from oil pollution have reached agreement with the government on ......

Mexico

Absent action, vaquita die-off seen in 10 years

Two new academic studies warn that the diminutive Mexican porpoise called the vaquita will go extinct within a decade unless the government takes additional measures ......

Bolivia

Water shortages, and finger-pointing, in Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales is a longtime champion of the right of all citizens to drinking water. While serving in the country’s Congress, Morales made ......

Costa Rica—Nicaragua

Costa Rica, Nicaragua assess toll taken by Otto

When Hurricane Otto made landfall last month on the eastern coast of Central America, the Category 2 storm struck Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua with ......

Around the Region

High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

Construction of two large Patagonian dams planned by the administration of former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and endorsed by her successor, current President Mauricio Macri, ......

Centerpiece (Free Read)

‘Pulse flow’ boosts Colorado River habitat

In the arid Colorado River Delta of the U.S.-Mexico border region, even a little water works wonders in restoring a critical binational ecosystem. For the ......

December 2016

U.S.—Mexico

Green groups warn against border-wall expansion

Peru

Accord on oil cleanup and repair in Peru’s Amazon

Mexico

Absent action, vaquita die-off seen in 10 years

Bolivia

Water shortages, and finger-pointing, in Bolivia

Costa Rica—Nicaragua

Costa Rica, Nicaragua assess toll taken by Otto

Around the Region

High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

Centerpiece (Free Read)

‘Pulse flow’ boosts Colorado River habitat

Q&A

For TNC’s Contreras, region must get more serious about water

High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

December 2016

U.S.—Mexico

Green groups warn against border-wall expansion

Peru

Accord on oil cleanup and repair in Peru’s Amazon

Mexico

Absent action, vaquita die-off seen in 10 years

Bolivia

Water shortages, and finger-pointing, in Bolivia

Costa Rica—Nicaragua

Costa Rica, Nicaragua assess toll taken by Otto

Around the Region

High court sidelines plan for two Patagonian dams

Centerpiece (Free Read)

‘Pulse flow’ boosts Colorado River habitat

Q&A

For TNC’s Contreras, region must get more serious about water