Chileans reject proposed constitution promising rights to nature, indigenous people
Only 6 of Chile’s 346 electoral districts voted in favour of the new constitution
Zika could cost Latin America, Caribbean countries $18 billion by 2018
In some countries, the total cost of Zika could exceed two per cent of their GDP
Zika virus panic spreads
Twenty countries affected, some propose radical measures
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First penguin deaths in sub-Antarctic region attributed to bird flu strain
The highly infectious avian influenza strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed millions of birds and mammals across the globe
Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome
Only with coordinated and decisive action will we be able to mitigate the impacts of drought in the Amazon and protect this unique ecosystem that …
Arid Americas: Are Pantanal, Colorado in a ‘post-drought’ stage
The Pantanal wetland in South America and the Colorado river basin in North America have experienced extreme drought in the last few years, which …
Nasa satellite imagery finds tremendous changes in Amazon in last 40 years
The scale of losses in forests land, increase in pasture land, shift in land use policy driven by economic forces are seen nowhere else in the world
US far from achieving first SDG to end poverty
The country, which is likely to miss 12 of 17 goals under the 2030 agenda, may take another 40 years to eradicate poverty going by its current pace
Climate change was partly responsible for May floods, landslides in Brazil
7-day average rainfall had 1-in-500 chance, finds study; Current climate warmer by 1.2°C
Sloth bear, dhole, tiger most affected among apex predators globally due to road development: Study
More roads will be built in the years to come and can wreak havoc on top predators worldwide, study warns
Look how oil spill affects health, environment in Brazil
Oil spill has spread across 2,500 kilometres since September, and has reached 92 municipalities and 14 conservation units in nine states
'Amazon region under threat from oil drilling, mining'
Sacred Headwaters of the Amazon, considered to be the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystem on Earth, is witnessing expansion of new fossil fuel …
Venezuela: starved and stifled
As people hunt animals from zoos to feed themselves, the President, accused of extrajudicial executions, is busy blaming the US and the …
How six proposed dams on Amazon River could threaten regional food security
These dams can have major impacts on hydrology, geomorphology, biodiversity and productivity of the river system
The Olympics won’t spread Zika around the world
The chance that someone at the Rio games will import the virus to their home country is low
Time, whose side are you on?
As Texaco-Chevron drags its feet over remedial measures in Ecuador's once-pristine Amazon forest, those affected endure a difficult …
Caribbeans fight to protect market share
A GATT ruling that the proposed EC import regime for bananas is unfair to Latin America, has the poorer Caribbean producers up in arms.
Francisco de Orellana would be stunned and stupefied by the low water levels in the Amazon: Buddy Levy
Down To Earth speaks to Idaho-based author of 2011 book on the first voyage to navigate the Amazon river in 1542
El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru
More floods to be expected, says the national weather service
The new breadbasket
Why fires that scorched the Amazon are a planetary emergency
From the Arctic to the Amazon, fires are raging at an unprecedented scale, stoking an unfathomable fear: is the planet staring at an irreversible …
Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers. It’s about time
Addressing climate change requires central banks to encourage financial institutions to favour certain types of activities over others
Suketu Mehta on immigration
In 'This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto', the veteran author tackles the thorniest issue of our times