Indigenous Bolivians from the country's Amazonian lowlands are fighting a presidential plan for a transoceanic highway.

The Brazilian House of Deputies passed a law that would open up more of the Amazon to small farmers—a move environmentalists denounce as an invitation to accelerate already rising deforestation.

Panelists at an AS/COA Energy Action Group roundtable spoke about the tremendous potential for renewable energy in Latin America, yet acknowledged serious challenges for investors.

Panelists at this AS/COA roundtable explored prospects for implementing low-carbon growth strategies and focused on how their companies incorporate innovative and sustainable solutions into Latin American production and business operations.

Speaking at at the 2011 Mexico City conference, AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal spoke about Mexico's environmental accomplishments and the country's positioning as a destination for green investment.

As natural disasters impact crop yields and global food prices continue to rise, experts worry that food scarcity will continue to haunt Latin America’s poor and vulnerable in 2011.

The Cancun climate talks that closed December 10 achieved near unanimity compared to the discord at last year's Copenhagen conference. But many observers call the COP16 agreement "modest" and debate its long-term viability.