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U’wa people await implementation of landmark court ruling against Colombian gov’t

Locals fear Chile’s new port project for green energy will disrupt ecosystems

Endangered Andean cat is imperiled by climate change and its solutions

Suspicions surround international legal trade in Galápagos iguanas

Iconic Brazil nut crop plunges after extreme drought, skyrocketing prices

Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia

Why is Lula still silent on Brazil’s ‘Bill of devastation?’ (commentary)

Indigenous rubber bounces back for Amazon conservation and higher income

In Latin America, energy transition stirs a rise in human rights lawsuits

Seismic noise from oil companies threatens Amazon River Mouth marine life

Forest corridors protect Colombia’s critically endangered brown spider monkey

Private financing for Argentina’s lithium is anything but green, critics say

Two coasts, one struggle for octopus fishers battling overfishing and warming waters

Communities and ecosystems in Venezuela learn to adapt to life after glaciers

The cost of conservation without consent: Astrid Puentes on rights-based environmentalism

Fire is both destruction and rebirth for Maya communities of Belize

Indigenous guards: The shield of Colombia’s Amazon

Regulation on oil palm expansion in Peru’s Amazon could endanger forests, say critics

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest

In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state

Organized crime & gold trade are increasingly connected, report shows

Brazil’s Indigenous Akroá Gamella reclaim and restore their land, one patch at a time

Panama boosts protections in the Darién Gap, but deforestation threats still loom

Protecting the Darién Gap: Interview with Panama national parks director Luis Carles Rudy

Indigenous divers on Chile’s island restore seabed to protect seafood sources

In Colombia, bird-watching brings tourism and a love for conservation

Checkout counter tech eases wildlife identification in the field

Red tape fouls a coastal community’s fight to protect fjords in Chilean Patagonia

In the Brazilian Amazon, sustainability policies clash with development goals

On a Patagonian plateau, a microendemic frog makes a hopeful comeback

Finishing Dom Phillips’ posthumous book was ‘the hardest thing emotionally’ co-authors say

In Peru, Yine women show how defending the Amazon supports local livelihoods

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