Protecting endangered species is a constant battle in Latin America, especially because of animal trafficking. According to the World Wildlife Fund, animal population sizes have dropped 94% in the last 50 years, the largest fall in any part of the planet. The most trafficked animals are birds. Th...

Mexico´s Lake Bacalar, on the border with Belize, attracts tourists from across the world. The lake is famous for its stunning colors. This geographical wonder is also a scientific gem concealing a unique organism. But as tourists come to see its crystal-clear waters, Alasdair Baverstock reports ...

In November 2020, brutal back-to-back hurricanes smashed into Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast, knocking down homes and trees and washing away beaches. The ferocity of the storms, and their frequency, scientists say, are signs of climate change. If this is the new normal, then Central America is set t...

Thought-provoking artist Eduardo Srur aims at taking people out of their comfort zones to make them question their reality. He feels optimistic about his work and the power it has to transform future generations. Correspondent Maria Vals has his story.

According to the United Nations, one of the top 5 most profitable illicit businesses on the planet is illegal wildlife trafficking. It ranks 4th after narcotics, weapons, and human trafficking.  One Colombian community in the Amazon is making a difference by rehabilitating orphaned monkeys that h...

During the last few years, it’s been a challenge for residents of Honduras to identify the “rainy season.” Rainfall in the country has become so unpredictable. It’s a concern because it’s affecting agriculture and food supply too.

The rainforest and mountains in southern Colombia are home to stunning scenery and unique species. But for decades tourists weren't able to go there because of the armed conflict. Now former FARC guerrillas have become tour guides and are teaching others about the land that used to be their refug...

According to some scientists, the severe drought conditions observed across most of the U.S. and northern Mexico in 2021 are forecasted to get worse in the years ahead. A combination of high temperatures and long periods without rain caused what climate experts describe as "near catastrophic farm...

In the Caribbean and Latin America, 1 out of every 5 people are living in slums. These slums are also often referred to as "informal settlements" within cities. For a poverty-stricken population, the low cost of living in these neighborhoods and the chance to make a home, outweigh the dangers and...

Brazilian entrepreneur, Marcelo Guimaraes, has invented what he claims is the fastest tree-planting machine on earth. Fast enough, he says, to realistically address climate change.  His third-generation version of the planting machine, called Forest Bot, can plant multiple species of trees at a s...

Northern Mexico and the west coast of the United States are suffering from an historic drought. The lack of rain is drying up reservoirs and rivers. Crops are suffering too, and there's one water source, farmers and scientists are really worried about- the Colorado River. Correspondent Xu Dezhi h...

In mid-January, 2022, an oil spill covered Peru’s coast just north of the capital Lima. Peru has called it “The worst environmental disaster in recent history.”
It happened when an oil tanker was discharging oil into the La Pampilla refinery controlled by the Spanish energy giant Repsol. 
Peru’s ...

Bees have been around for literally thousands of years, producing sweet honey but, more importantly, helping keep our planet sustainable. 
In Guatemala, one particular species of the honey bee harks back to the time of the ancient Mayan civilization, more than three thousand years ago. 
Efforts a...

Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest nation, and one of the world’s leaders in renewable energy. Nearly 12% of the planet’s freshwater flows in Brazil, so hydropower generates 61% of the country’s electricity.  So, when climate phenomena like La Nina -a warming of the Pacific Ocean- are associated...

Peru has one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world. A bountiful supply of Peruvian anchovy, known as anchoveta, makes it the world’s number one producer of fishmeal and fish oil. But in Chimbote, the city at the heart of the fishing industry, people say the industry pollutes the a...

A small fishing village in southern Honduras has become what many say is the epicenter of global warming in Latin America. The sea is eating away at the land, forcing hundreds of families to find new homes inland. The deforestation of mangrove trees has left shorelines exposed and prone to erosi...

A century ago, the Panama Canal was an unparalleled feat of human engineering. Today, Panamanian authorities are facing new challenges posed by human-made climate change and the deforestation in the surrounding areas. Because of changing weather patterns and extreme precipitations and droughts, t...

Chile is ahead of other countries in the region when it comes to its technology sector. Lately, it’s focus has turned to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase productivity, especially in the job sector.

The initiative has already spawned some fascinating new concepts. But digging deeper, yo...

Migration has slowed down during the pandemic but it hasn’t stopped. Thousands of migrants from places as far away as Africa have stopped in a small town in Southern Mexico. It’s their temporary home as they try to figure out what to do next.

For thousands of years Llamas have played an important role in Andean life and culture. These relatives of camels have been used for transport, food, clothing, even companionship. Current scientific research suggests that antibodies found in llama’s blood could offer a defense against COVID-19.

Many countries have approved the use of plasma from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment. But in Argentina scientists are looking into something else. They’ve developed a serum from antibodies produced by horses. It’s said to have the ability to reduce the severity of effects caused by the new disease.

We’ve seen them all over the world risking their lives trying to save other often putting their families at risk as well. Stephen Gibbs followed a medical doctor in Brazil to observe the “day-to-day" experiences of a front-line fighter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of beef, coffee and sugar. And it will soon become the top producer of soybeans. The rapid devaluation of the Brazilian real has made all these exports more attractive on the international market. But at the same time, food insecurity has increased.

Approximately one million people are expected to fall into poverty this year in Guatemala, according to estimates revealed by the World Bank.  Indigenous women are the most vulnerable as only one in 10 indigenous do paid work and they normally get paid less than men and non-indigenous women. Harr...