EXPLAINER: Colombia's deadly protests, explained
Rising poverty and unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic have unleashed a wave of social discontent and mass demonstrations across the country
From beef to chocolate, illegal deforestation found behind many everyday foods
Environmentalists and some UK, EU and U.S. lawmakers are calling for legislation that would stop goods grown on illegally cleared land from ending up on shop shelves
Pandemic derails Caribbean islands' bid for greener, cheaper energy
Already struggling with a lack of finance and reliance on costly fossil fuel imports, the COVID-19 crisis has dealt a further blow to island nations seeking low-carbon economies
Panama boosts action to protect forests, drought-hit canal
Officials in the Central American nation are taking steps to combat growing climate impacts and stem forest losses
'War means blood': Can a treaty stop Latin American activists being killed?
As the region’s Escazu agreement takes force, activists hope for better protection, and justice for the perpetrators of crimes against them
Haiti win raises hopes for women seeking child support from U.N. peacekeepers
Hundreds of women in countries where U.N. troops are deployed are seeking child support in paternity claims from peacekeepers
Amazon deforestation rose 17% in 'dire' 2020, data shows
The loss of old-growth, intact Amazon rainforest across nine countries hit its third-highest annual total in two decades, roughly equal to the size of El Salvador
U.N. urges support for 'best guardians' of forests to fight climate crisis
Latin American governments must invest more to support indigenous peoples to protect forests and preserve their traditional knowledge
Bolivians forced to get creative as COVID-19 hits cash-in-hand workers
The pandemic is squeezing down earnings for millions of informal Bolivian workers and threatening years of economic gains in one of South America’s poorest countries
The young women protesting globally - for the first time - against sexual abuse
Four young women from Britain, Bolivia, Colombia and Australia reflect on taking to the streets for the first time to protest gender-based violence