Costa Rica, known worldwide for its environmental stewardship, is the region’s greenest nation. Surprisingly, some nations that have experienced political turmoil recently, such as Venezuela and Bolivia, are near the top of the list globally when it comes to protection…
Today is World Water Day, in celebration of a common good that human societies have long understood as synonymous with life. Despite their vital importance for our ecosystems, watersheds around the world remain under threat from resource exploitation. Last week…
Desde el huracán mortal, Puerto Rico ha visto el aumento en la incidencia de paros cardíacos, las tasas más altas de enfermedades transmitidas por el agua, la proliferación de suicidios y la escasez de equipo y personal médico.
Con el tremendo valor ecológico y económico de nuestros ambientes costeros y marinos, abrir estas áreas a nuevas exploraciones de petróleo y gas es un riesgo que no podemos tomar.
¿Sabías que para el año 2030 en Estados Unidos se podrían prevenir hasta 150.000 ataques de asma, 3.300 infartos, 2.800 visitas de hospital y 6.600 muertes prematuras?
Los tigres, leones, jaguares y leopardos, conocidos como grandes felinos, son depredadores asombrosos. Los encontramos fascinantes porque son poderosos, feroces, aterradores y las reinas y reyes de sus dominios.
Over the last decade, miners have turned tens of thousands of hectares of once lush jungle into barren, sandy landscapes. Not visible but equally devastating is widespread contamination by mercury, a highly toxic chemical used by miners in the gold…
Local residents and environmentalists in Chile are enjoying a prolonged New Year’s celebration thanks to two major legal decisions that will protect the country’s free-flowing rivers.
NRDC's Latin America team reflects on green accomplishments in the region and takes stock of significant events related to the environment and natural resources in 2017.
Evaluaciones efectuadas por el gobierno y obtenidos por NRDC muestran que ciudades de Puerto Rico estuvieron en riesgo de exponerse a contaminación bacteriana por sistemas de agua potable.
Latin American countries, regions and cities demonstrated clear ambition and leadership at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn, Germany over the past two weeks. Their progress appeared in the form of national commitments, participation in global…
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