Operations by Ecuador’s military following a historic massacre will do little to slow the country's lucrative illegal mining ...

The main suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 13 gold miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia, according to Peru’s Ministry of the Interior. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, also known by the ...

Costa Rica’s new extradition law targets drug trafficking and terrorism, but experts warn it may miss the mark against ...

Jaime Cruz hadn’t heard from Colombia ... mining, since oil facilities are more localized and easier to protect than farms, he said. In fact, the lull in violence was short-lived, as new illegal ...

International support for peace in Colombia must not falter, urges human rights lawyer Luz Marina Monzón Cifuentes, who has played a central role in ...

Imagine being arrested for defending your community's rights or facing threats for protecting the environment. This is the ...

A growing number of climate activists are taking up a fresh idea as a rallying cry and a legal strategy: Nature, in all its ...

Peru’s government has reversed its controversial decision to shrink the protected area surrounding the Nazca Lines, which had ...

From new marine protections to progress on the High Seas Treaty, this conference has delivered vital new momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the climate crisis head-on and move ...

From new marine protections to progress on the High Seas Treaty, this conference has delivered vital new momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the climate crisis head-on and move ...

Forest loss around the world surged to a record high in 2024, thanks mainly to a calamitous rise in fires, according to the latest data from the University of Maryland's GLAD Lab that is published on ...