UNITED NATIONS

America bugged

Children of the earth, worshippers of nature

Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan human rights activist and peasant leader, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Menchu was witness to the …

Ecuador annuls austerity decree, restores fuel subsidy

Decree 833 will be replaced with a new one that contains mechanisms to focus resources on who needs it most, said President Lenín Moreno

After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis

Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …

Amazon fires declined in September, but deforestation persists: Amazon Watch

The outbreak of fires in the rainforest declined 19.6 per cent compared to the same period last year

Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks

Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon

Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about

Many people don’t even know what these vaping devices contain

Venezuela imposes 2-day working week for government employees

The reduced workweek will extend throughout May

Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks in Mexico associated with drop in sales, says study

Levying higher taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol and gambling is a global practice

EC quota drives Germans bananas

A plan to restrict import of bananas from Latin American countries is being opposed tooth and nail by the Germans.

ARGENTINA

Shattering myths

The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age-old myths

COSTA RICA

Terror on the high seas

A giant iceberg, now floating off the coast of Antarctica, is threatening research and commercial ships plying in the busy Drake Passage

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The nature of human health

It's high time that we invested wisely in a robust environment, a prerequisite for public health

‘The Amazon recycles water’

Down To Earth speaks to environmental scientist Deborah Lawrence on the Amazon blazes

In Brazil’s rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come

Bolsonaro inherited weakened environment laws that he seems to be bent on weakening further

This drink can treat severe depression

Ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew made from two plants, has been used in Amazonia for centuries

The era of mega hydropower in Brazilian Amazon appears over

Statements by Brazilian government officials indicate major shift in policy

Latin America, the most unequal region of the world in land distribution

Economic elites use their clout to influence regulatory decisions to serve their interest by either funding political parties or controlling the media

Antibodies will prevent recurrence of Zika for at least a decade, says study

48 countries have reported incidences of Zika fever since the first outbreak in 2015  

Environmentalists block waterway

Environmentalists have opposed a plan to transform the Paraguay and Parana rivers into a waterway linking the impoverished interior regions of …