August 2025

Brazil

Lula struggles to stem dramatic regulatory rollback

After Brazil’s right-wing Congress in July approved what green advocates call a “devastation bill,” the stage was set in August for President Luiz Inácio Lula ......

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Scientists sound alarm about plight of gray whales

Concerns about the survival of the migratory gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) are growing. Sightings of malnourished or “skinny” animals, accounts of whales scrounging for food ......

Bolivia

Bolivia declares emergency due to mining pollution

Four days before Bolivian President Luis Arce’s Movement for Socialism (MAS) party was drubbed at the polls, spelling the end of nearly two decades in ......

Ecuador

Ecuador ministry merger worries green advocates

In 2008, Ecuador became the world’s first country to recognize the rights of nature in its constitution, establishing environmental protection as a top national priority. On ......

Brazil

Bottlenecks in Brazil hinder green-power conversion

Viewed from afar, Brazil might appear well on the way to an energy transition, boasting one of the world’s cleanest electric-power grids. A closer look, ......

Around the Region

In first for Argentina, jaguar killing leads to a conviction

In Argentina’s first conviction for the killing of a jaguar (Panthera onca), a judge on Aug. 15 found four ranchers guilty in the shooting death ......

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Concern on rise about bitcoin mining in region

Analysts are sounding the alarm on attempts to popularize bitcoin, saying cryptocurrency operators are carving out new niches for speculation and quick profit in vulnerable ......

Q&A

Expert stresses importance of Atlantic, Amazonia, Andes connectivity

Jhan Carlo Espinoza, who holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris, is research director in Peru for the ......