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11/01/2018
Belize Is Ending All Offshore Oil Drilling In Its Waters
The country first proposed this idea in late-2015 and they finally managed to pass the bill in the last week of 2017. [...]

10/01/2018
Central America Weakens Forest Shield Against Future Droughts
“We work together with farmers because we want them to adapt to climate change, establish improved pastures, and change their mentality"
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30/11/2017
Bioremediation: an alternative for recovering polluted bays
A project focused on algal bioremediation in Valparaíso, Chile, has been successful.

29/11/2017
Study speeds transformation of biofuel waste into useful chemicals
A research team has demonstrated faster, more efficient ways to turn discarded plant matter into chemicals worth billions.

22/11/2017
Rainforest fragmentation is forcing more species to the forest’s edge
Breaking up the rainforest into small, isolated patches is forcing more species to live at the forest edge and putting those that [...]

21/11/2017
The Pacific Islands, an inspiring example of conservation and sustainability
Many Pacific Island nations run along the coast of the North and South American continents.

14/11/2017
Expanding Brazilian sugarcane crops could reduce global CO2 emissions
Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 5.6 [...]

06/11/2017
Uruguay conducts a scientific study to understand the effects of agrochemicals
The government is carrying out scientific research to understand the effects of using agrochemicals and adopting policies to regulate their use.

25/10/2017
Water - Latin America's greatest economic and social investment
Achieving a more comprehensive, sustainable management of water means building a greater social and political consensus to overcome the multiple sectorial and [...]