Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, February 6, 2017 (ENS) – In Chile’s worst fire disaster in 50 years, the South American country has lost over half a million hectares to more than 100 wildfires that first flared up in mid-January. The blazes have frustrated firefighters’ efforts to control them, with new hot […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A 460-square-foot tiny house in Portland, Oregon Caitlin Murray/zenboxdesign.com My friend Justin pulled up outside my apartment last month in a tiny house on wheels. “It’s my permanent home,” he said, nodding to the white van-turned-residence parked at my curb in Portland, Oregon. It was nice inside, lined […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Extreme fires persist in Chile, EU supports renewable projects in Colombia, warming temperatures threatens future of coffee market To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. January 27 – February 2, 2017 Forests Chile continues to be ravished by extreme […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s not an easy life we lead. And by “we”, I mean the entirety of the male penguin population. As a male Magellanic penguin, the complexities of my life escalate the second I turn four. In a few years’ time, I’m expected to find the mate I want to spend the rest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tragedy strikes as another environmental activist murdered To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. January 12 – 19, 2017 Environmental Justice Isisdro home in the village of Coloradas de la Virgen, Chihuahua Goldman Environmental Foundation Isidro Baldenegro López, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Simon Beck Simon Beck has a seriously impressive track record. Using nothing but the prints of his snowshoes, the British artist creates elaborate geometric patterns in freshly fallen snow. Each of his large-scale “Snow Art” pieces takes up to 12 hours to create, during which time Beck […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Exxon Mobil and Hess may soon confirm that the sea floor beneath the South American country’s coastal waters contains one of the richest energy discoveries in decades. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/business/energy-environment/major-oil-find-guyana-exxon-mobile-hess.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The vaquita marina’s last hope, Buenos Aires bans plastic bags, the end of Chile’s Araucaria tree? To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. December 22, 2016 – January 11, 2017 Feliz Año Nuevo! Wildlife and Conservation Vaquita marina CIRVA […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The world must do more to sustainably manage fishing if we’re to address increasing global demand for protein in the coming decades. If the situation doesn’t improve, millions of people may no longer be able to afford fish by 2050, particularly those in developing coastal countries. These and more findings […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Imprint left on a window after a bird collision Chuck Schug Photography/iStock Christine Sheppard took any workaholic’s logical next step before retirement: She started a new job. Sheppard, who has a PhD in evolutionary biology and ecology, retired early from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in New […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile is global leader in renewable energy investments, Brazil launches wireless Amazon monitoring system, Germany supports Peru’s conservation efforts To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. December 15 – 21, 2016 Latin America Green News will be taking a break […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 19, 2016 (ENS) – The American Bird Conservancy and its Brazilian partner Aquasis have secured more than 170 acres of critical habitat to improve the chance for survival of one of the world’s rarest and most spectacular birds, the Araripe Manakin. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/19/rare-brazilian-songbird-finds-refuge-in-a-dry-land/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Deforestation efforts flop in Central America, Mexico City will ban diesel vehicles, Colombia enters green bond market To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. December 2 – 14 Featured Story Chief of the Umukomasã Tribe Eduardo Arraes A recent report […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy How often have you gotten information you can really use from a friend, neighbor or family member? The kind that makes you say, “Ohhhhh…. That is SO helpful!” The key to these “aha moments” is often simply being well-connected with others having the same experience. Yesterday a new initiative launched that will […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CANCUN, Mexico, December 11, 2016 (ENS) – In a move that aligns the interests of conservationists, farmers and ranchers, Brazil’s Ministries of Agriculture and the Environment have pledged to jointly restore and promote sustainable agriculture across 22 million hectares of degraded land, covering an area the size of Uruguay. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. November 19 – December 1 Water Niños bolivianos observan las obras en el sector de Collpani, desde donde se intentará bombear agua para la ciudad de La Paz Agencia EFE Bolivia’s Altiplano region—including […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In the waning days of 2016, it’s important to pause for a moment to celebrate all we’ve accomplished for wildlife, people, and the planet in the past 12 months. Together, we pushed for new regulations to help shut down the illegal elephant ivory trade within our borders and to stop […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Over the past several weeks, Ocean Conservancy has received a wave of 2016 International Coastal Cleanup data. Thanks to volunteers from Idaho to Indonesia, data from the 2016 ICC and the Clean Swell app are pouring into our new ocean trash database. The trash by the numbers provides us with a year-by-year […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund CSIRO We’ve been expecting them, the green crabs. Scientists have watched the European invaders creep up the Pacific Coast for decades, and now they’ve finally arrived in Puget Sound, off northwestern Washington. Volunteers found Puget’s first green crab in a baited trap on August 30, and five more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Philippe Echaroux The Brazilian rainforest is an inextricable part of the Surui people’s past and present. The future of the tribe and the trees, however, depends on the rest of the world knowing it. Outsiders first made contact with the Surui tribe in 1969. Soon after, the Surui […]