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Centralized governance in the Guianas and economic legacy

Timothy J. Killeen 1 Aug 2025

Ecuador axes environment ministry as officials scramble to revive economy

Maxwell Radwin 1 Aug 2025
Miners work at a legal mining concession in Huaypetue, Madre de Dios, Peru. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Mexico’s rising mercury trade fuels toxic gold mining in Latin America: Report

Maxwell Radwin 30 Jul 2025
Sifting coffee beans in Porciuncula, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

‘Insignificant risk’ EUDR proposal threatens fight against deforestation, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 24 Jul 2025

Mounting corporate pressure on Honduras threatens community rights

Aimee Gabay 24 Jul 2025
The Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. Image by Rhett Ayers Butler.

Ecuador’s new protected areas law sparks debate over security, development

Maxwell Radwin 23 Jul 2025
Illegal and unregulated gold mining in the La Pampa area near Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Photo courtesy Jason Houston/Upper Amazon Conservancy.

In the Andes, decentralization fails to address environmental harm

Timothy J. Killeen 17 Jul 2025

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

Maxwell Radwin 1 Jul 2025

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

Maxwell Radwin 26 Jun 2025

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

Maxwell Radwin 24 Jun 2025

In the Brazilian Amazon, sustainability policies clash with development goals

Timothy J. Killeen 20 Jun 2025

Strategic planning for development in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 6 Jun 2025

Latin American banks still slow to protect the environment, report finds

Maxwell Radwin 5 Jun 2025

What’s at stake for the environment in Suriname’s upcoming elections?

Maxwell Radwin 23 May 2025

Chile draws road map for peace in Mapuche land conflict, but concerns remain

Maxwell Radwin 21 May 2025

German supermarket palm oil linked to Indigenous rights abuses in Guatemala

Maxwell Radwin 19 May 2025

Rectifying the damage: environmental fines in the Brazilian Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 14 May 2025

Building environmental laws across Amazon countries

Timothy J. Killeen 23 Apr 2025

Mexican government looks to correct Tren Maya environmental damages

Maxwell Radwin 22 Apr 2025

Nature protection is part of fundamental law in Amazon countries

Timothy J. Killeen 11 Apr 2025
Susana Muhamad interacts with an Indigenous representative.

Colombia’s green transition should be inclusive: Interview with Susana Muhamad, former environment minister

Mie Hoejris Dahl 8 Apr 2025

Lithium Triangle mining may strain water sources more than expected, study says

Maxwell Radwin 4 Apr 2025

Despite improvements, governance in the Pan Amazon falls short

Timothy J. Killeen 3 Apr 2025

UK delays to environment law have led to massive deforestation, report says

Maxwell Radwin 31 Mar 2025

Colombia creates landmark territory to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups

Maxwell Radwin 27 Mar 2025

Uncontacted Ayoreo could face health risks as Gran Chaco shrinks, experts warn

Maxwell Radwin 21 Mar 2025

Ecuador must improve conditions for uncontacted Indigenous communities, human rights court rules

Maxwell Radwin 20 Mar 2025
Construction on the Airport of the Pacific. Photo courtesy of Casa Presidencial/X.

Mangroves at risk as El Salvador begins work on new airport

Maxwell Radwin 6 Mar 2025

Land rights bill in Suriname sparks outrage in Indigenous communities

Maxwell Radwin 28 Feb 2025

Colombia’s cattle traceability bill awaits approval as deforestation spikes

Maxwell Radwin 25 Feb 2025
CTPH also supports alternative livelihoods through a social enterprise, Gorilla Conservation Coffee, which supports and markets premium coffee grown by farmers near Bwindi. Image courtesy of Jo-Anne McArthur.

Coffee companies are readier for the EUDR than they claim (commentary)

Etelle Higonnet 25 Feb 2025

Baja California tourism poses mounting challenges for conservation, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 24 Feb 2025

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