Category: Latin America
Nicaragua may be out of the Paris climate accords, but it’s still chasing renewables faster than Trump
Scientists from Bolivia and Venezuela win awards for conservation of harpy eagles and Andean bears
Is Panama on the verge of a scientific brain drain?
by Javier E. Sanchez-Galan and Carlos A. Donado Morcillo Continue reading Is Panama on the verge of a scientific brain drain?
How satellites can help control the spread of diseases such as Zika
by Max Jacobo Moreno-Madriñán Continue reading How satellites can help control the spread of diseases such as Zika
Bites and stings from venomous animals: a neglected Brazilian tropical disease
Financing Marine Protected Areas through visitors fees: A possible solution for biodiversity conservation
by Pamela Padilla and Andrés Ospina Continue reading Financing Marine Protected Areas through visitors fees: A possible solution for biodiversity conservation
Elephants and spearheads in Sonora, Mexico
by Michelle María Early Capistrán Continue reading Elephants and spearheads in Sonora, Mexico
Chile’s El Pelillo algae in danger of extinction
The pine tree invasion of South America
Searching for the next generation of STEM leaders in the Americas
The flowering of Ecuador’s Guayacan trees
by Andrés López-Córtes and Ángela León Cáceres Continue reading The flowering of Ecuador’s Guayacan trees
How Latin America prepared for the possibility of an Ebola outbreak
The Galapagos Islands: A photoessay
The Nicaragua Canal Conundrum
by Rohan Chatterjee Earlier last year one of the most iconic civil engineering projects in modern history, the Panama Canal, celebrated its centennial. Observers have lauded the US-built megastructure’s role, now officially under the auspices of the Panamanian State, in transforming the national economy into the region’s most prosperous. Where Panama once led Nicaragua now … Continue reading The Nicaragua Canal Conundrum