October 2024

Region

Drought drives down region’s hydropower production

Sagging hydroelectricity output due to drought-induced water-level declines in the region’s rivers has once again tested South America’s energy grid, pushing countries to step up ......

Mexico (Free Read)

Mexico’s Semarnat likely to gain clout under Bárcena

When Claudia Sheinbaum donned Mexico’s presidential sash on Oct. 1, she broke more than one barrier. First and foremost, she became the country’s first female ......

Argentina

Vehicle-monitoring in Iguazú urged after jaguar dies

When a car this month struck and killed a female jaguar in northeast Argentina’s Iguazú National Park, home to the world-famous Iguazú waterfalls and arguably ......

Mexico

Clash over judicial-reform law continues in Mexico

Among the key environmental issues facing Mexico following the inauguration on Oct. 1 of Claudia Sheinbaum as president is one that revolves around the composition ......

Brazil

In Brazil, dredging and calls for Amazon roadwork

Severe drought gripping the Brazilian Amazon since mid-2023 has shrunk the biome’s rivers, forcing the government last month to launch an unprecedented dredging operation to ......

Around the Region

Jaguar population in Mexico is rebounding

Mexico’s jaguar population is on the rise according to the preliminary results of Cenjaguar, the Sept. 24 announcement of the results of the country’s third ......

Centerpiece (Free Read)

Can sargassum be turned into ‘Caribbean gold’?

Every year, vast quantities of sargassum seaweed wash up on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, threatening coastal communities’ economies and ......

Q&A

Former Mexican Army diver now focuses on tourists...and sea turtles

Víctor Rosales, 42, is among many informal conservationists in coastal Mexico who have taken it on themselves to monitor and protect local sea-turtle habitat in ......