South America Green News

The aim of the fund, which is backed by 35 countries, is to begin cutting the rate of deforestation immediately, without waiting for the United Nations to complete negotiations on its own scheme for saving rainforests. Payments will be made...

We are therefore urging donors to respond quickly to this appeal so that assistance can be provided to those affected without delay,” he added of the appeal, launched jointly with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Government of El Salvador.

Conservation groups said lower quotas for Atlantic tuna fishing set in a meeting in Brazil would encourage illegal fishing and diminish long-term gains. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Recife, Brazil, set the quota for the...

El Salvador�Salvadoran authorities raised the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides this week to 192 from 184 as more bodies turned up in storm-ravaged areas of the country...Broken down by region, 89 people were killed in central San Vicente...

Brazil — An international tuna conservation body decided Sunday to cut the annual catch limit for bluefin tuna by around 40% in 2010 from its 2009 level in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where most of the...

It was a typical Tuesday night in South America's largest nation. In Sao Paulo, maids and security guards made their way home after another day's grind. In Rio, samba musicians began taking to the stage, their faces glazed in sweat...

France and Brazil have agreed on a policy to deal with climate change ahead of a UN summit on the subject in Copenhagen, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said. 'We want the Copenhagen to be a success, we won't accept an...

CALI, Colombia - An iguana is standing high at a park in the Uribe neighborhood. The park was created by mechanic Orlando Machado, and is home to around 300 iguanas. This was Machado's contribution to the development of the community....