Environment

The challenge of governing a changing climate

Global warming is altering the climate patterns that for decades guided the planning of cities, infrastructure, and agricultural production. Faced with an increasingly uncertain future, Latin America must move beyond relying solely on historical records and invest in adaptation and resilience.

Brazilians reach World Environment Day between apprehension and fatigue

Growing concern about climate change coexists with Brazilians’ fatigue and distrust regarding the responses of governments and businesses to the environmental crisis.

A girl, a snake, and the right to care for the forest 

The case of an Indigenous girl brought a crucial debate before the Inter-American Court: recognizing that health and care also depend on ancestral knowledge and the territory.

From Jaguars to Sharks: Protecting Wildlife Against Transnational Crime

Wildlife trafficking has become entrenched as a transnational organized crime network that exploits legal loopholes, demanding cooperation and protection beyond borders.

The importance of environmental care in Latin America

In Latin America, women sustain life in degraded territories, where caring for the environment is also a form of resistance to the climate crisis and to inequality.

Accelerating climate action through mangrove protection and restoration

Putting the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of mangroves and other blue carbon ecosystems front and center of countries’ NDCs is critical to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.