Central and South America
Climate change ‘putting future of Colombian coffee in danger’
A multitude of challenges including climate change is putting coffee production “in danger”, according to farmers in Colombia. Coffee farmers in the South...
Deforestation rules could hit supply chain’s ‘weakest link’, say farmers
New rules that would ban UK businesses from selling goods sourced from land linked to illegal deforestation could place the burden and cost...
Brazil storms: Rescuers race to find people trapped, deluge death toll at 20
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains...
Southeast Brazil battered by downpours, over a dozen killed
A powerful storm has claimed at least 13 lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous parts of Rio de Janeiro state, where...
‘Taylor Swift effect’ aims to provide water during Brazil’s life-threatening heat waves
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond for years had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro’s need for...
Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents’ “right to live in a healthy environment” in an Andean...
Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents’ “right to live in a healthy environment” in an Andean...
Fossil fuels set to be as unpopular as cigarettes: Brazil energy minister
Fossil fuels will eventually be seen as just as unhealthy as cigarettes, according to Brazil Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who oversees the South...
Panama Canal administrator hopes traffic normalizes by February 2025
Traffic through the Panama Canal could return to normal by next February, its administrator said, after record-low water levels limited the number of...
Argentine court in key lithium region halts new permits over environmental concerns
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine court in the northwestern province of Catamarca has suspended the issuance of new mining...
