A Puerto Rican Community Decided to Preserve its Forest. Now it Makes Money Thanks to Ecotourism
Written by: Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz
In Morovis, a town in the center of Puerto Rico’s main island, lies the Las Cabachuelas nature reserve, a green labyrinth of approximately 1,950 acres. This place — known for its numerous caves — holds pre-colonial stories, rock art and...
The Great Amazon Land Grab – How Brazil’s Government is Turning Public Land Private, Clearing the Way for Deforestation
Written by: Gabriel Cardoso Carrero, Cynthia S. Simmons, and Robert T. Walker
Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which...
Mexico Issues Historic Sustainable Development Goals Bond Valued at $890 Million
Written by: Kimberly White
Mexico has taken a big step towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), standing at the forefront of sustainable finance innovation.
The country became the first in the world to issue a bond linked to the SDGs. Mexico is beginning its...
Peruvian Government Proposes New Marine Reserve Harboring 1,100 Species
Written by: Maria Salazar
Under the sea, jutting into the Pacific from the southern Peruvian department of Ica, rises a mountain range called Dorsal de Nasca. The 93 submarine mountains harbor more than 1,100 species, many of them endemic, and a section of the...
Chile Joins the Plastics Pact Network
Written by: Kimberly White
Chile has taken another step forward in their battle against plastic pollution. In April, the Plastics Pact network welcomed its first Latin American Plastics Pact: El Pacto Chileno de los Plásticos.
Within the past year, the Plastics Pact Network has seen...
From Desert to Forest: Indigenous Communities Restore 20,000 Hectares of Forest in Mexico
Written by: Juan Mayorga
In Tepejillo, on one of the many hills in the southern Mexican municipality of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca, extreme erosion has transformed the earth into bare rock, making it difficult to imagine that the area used to be home to a...
Amazon Deforestation Cut by 83% in Places Protected by Indigenous Communities – New Research
Written by: Johan Oldekop, Bowy den Braber, and Marina Schmoeller
Although deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have halved, it is still losing more than 5,000km² every year. That’s an area three times larger than Greater London.
By combining satellite imagery for the entire Amazon region with...
Colombian President-Elect Pledges to Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Protect Amazon Rainforest
Written by Kimberly White
The future of one of the world’s most biodiverse countries may become a little greener following a surprising electoral victory. Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Goldman Environmental Prize-winning environmental activist Francia Márquez, won Colombia’s 2022 presidential election, marking a significant...
Deforestation Intensifies Warming in the Amazon Rain Forest
Written by: Jim Daley
Fires raging across the Amazon in recent weeks have gripped the world’s attention and renewed concerns over deforestation in this iconic ecosystem. The widespread use of fire to deliberately clear the rain forest not only endangers its rich biodiversity but also...
These Andean Communities are Helping Restore the World’s Highest Forests
Written by: Harry Kretchmer
On the misty slopes of the High Andes, villagers are at work planting trees.
Some have bundles of seedlings tied to their backs, others have babies. They have been doing this for 20 years. Small teams like this have planted over 3...
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