Resilient Roots: Indigenous Agriculture and Climate Change in Latin America

In Guatemala and Mexico, the milpa system is an Indigenous practice that increases soil fertility and crop yields. This system involves intercropping, the cultivation of diverse crops in the same plot. Along with most Indigenous knowledge, it is...

10 tips from actual kids on reconnecting with your childlike sense of wonder

By Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — I thought I’d noticed everything on the four-mile stretch of the Gabrielino Trail from its western trailhead near Pasadena to the Gould Mesa campground in Angeles National Forest. I have a...

Woods, Waters and Wildlife: Serious Animal Health Threat

by John Jefferson This week’s column might cast me as someone akin to a conspiracy theorist since this is the second week in a row that Woods, Waters, and Wildlife has focused on an animal affliction that is unknown to many readers. But I remember...

President Arévalo’s Counterproductive Stand-Off With Guatemala’s Attorney General

The viability of Arévalo’s anti-corruption agenda may rest on whether the president succeeds in removing Attorney General Consuelo Porras, whose office has targeted the administration with a relentless wave of legal attacks aimed at undermining...

Supporting indigenous women and local communities in Guatemala.

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now On February 11th at 7 pm at Lancaster Methodist Church (Scotforth Rd) Zoë Abernethy from Christian Aid will be speaking about the work of Christian Aid in...

No Signs of Slowdown in Wildlife Trafficking in 2024 as Demand Persists

By Keith Anthony Fabro Wildlife trafficking remains one of the most widespread and lucrative global criminal endeavors, valued at $20 billion a year, with no signs of slowing down, according to a recent U.N. report. Throughout 2024, Mongabay...

Can Debt-for-Climate and Nature Swaps HelpMake Sri Lanka’s Debt More Manageable?

23 Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, fuelled by unsustainable debt and a default in 2022, left the country struggling to stabilise its economy. Its high climate vulnerability that disrupts livelihoods exacerbated the economic challenges. In the face of...

World Court Posts Final Responses In Climate Change Opinion

Judges are seated as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, opens hearings ... [+] into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact,...

Shots Fired During Chase Between Belizean Authorities and Guatemalan Fishers Near Southern Border

A chase yesterday between Belizean authorities and Guatemalan fishers led to shots being fired near Belize’s southern border with Guatemala. Around eleven o’clock in the morning, Belize Coast Guard (BCG) seamen were conducting an operation in...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recommends Downlisting Golden-cheeked Warbler

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced that, following the completion of the Service’s 5-year status review (5-year Review) of the golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysopharia) (GCWA), the agency is...

Coast Guard and TIDE Encounter Illegal Guatemalan Fishermen Near Corona Reef

Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, confirmed to News Five that Guatemalan fishers fired what they believe were gunshots. While the shots weren’t aimed directly at them, they were certainly threatening. Yesterday, the...

Latin Women Lead the Fight Against Climate Change Using Indigenous Agriculture

Throughout Latin America, indigenous women use old farming methods to fight climate change. In places like Peru and Guatemala, they work hard to keep food available, protect various plant and animal species, and repair damaged lands. At the same...

Prices of plantation crops gain on adverse climatic conditions in 2024

Adverse climatic conditions took its toll on India’s productions of important agri commodities like tea, coffee, cardamom and rubber during the year 2024. However, the prices of tea and coffee, the country’s two most popular brews, witnessed...

Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits El Salvador, Also Noticeable in Guatemala

Photograph of the volcano of San Salvador this Sunday, in San Salvador (El Salvador). A 6.3 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in the Salvadoran Pacific shook El Salvador and Guatemala, without the authorities having reported any casualties...

We’re Not Ready for a World of Water Scarcity

September 24, 2025 Will aquifers become the United States’ strategic reserves, alongside oil reserves and the nuclear weapons we keep in “reserve” to protect our wealth? Ad Policy The water level at Lake Mendocino continues to drop, hitting a...

Trump supporters from as far away as Guatemala brave cold weather to witness history

Local kidney donors to conquer three Guatemalan volcanoes to prove there are no limits after donation

Two living kidney donors are gearing up for an extraordinary adventure to show the world that donating an organ doesn't just save lives—it can open up new possibilities. Mary McFarlane from Bright, Ont. and Connie Rodgers from just north of...

Volcanic activity worldwide 23 Oct 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Karymsky, Klyuchevskoy, Merapi,...

Thu, 23 Oct 2025, 21:00 1761253203 | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS Map of today's active volcanoes Svartsengi (Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland): The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that by 23 September around 10 million cubic meters of...

State of the climate: 2024 sets a new record as the first year above 1.5C

Last year was the hottest the Earth has experienced since the start of global temperature records in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands of years before. The year 2024 was the first in which average global temperatures at the surface of...

In the Americas, surging dengue fever linked to climate change

Dengue fever is surging throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, with a more than 300 per cent increase in cases last year compared to the average of the last five years, the Pan American Health Organization said in its most recent update last...