New research shows that 98.6% of all soy grown in the Amazon rainforest don't come from deforested fields thanks to the 2006 Soy Moratorium.
An agreement signed May 22 will commit $215 million for expanded protection of the Amazon rainforest. The move will guarantee funds over the next two decades
Uruguay's president has become legendary for giving 90 percent of his salary to the poor, choosing to live on an austere farm, instead of the presidential palace, and using his 28-year-old Volkswagen Beetle to get around town. Now, President Jose Mujica and his wife are being praised for giving a ride to a hitchhiking mill worker.
Two years after a rat eradication program began using drones on two Galapagos Islands, excited conservations declared them rat-free.
It took scientists 11 years to figure out just what an amazing discovery 7-year-old Diego Suárez uncovered– an entirely new species of dinosaur. And they named it after him.
Among the 600 species of 'stingless bees' in Peru feeding on thousands of native plants, the medicinal properties of the honey is immense.
A year ago, an earthquake in southern Chile devastated towns, flattening fire stations and equipment that could have been used in the rescue efforts. This week, an Illinois pastor has mobilized 10 Chicago-area firefighters who will travel to the South American country to train about 100 firefighters, bringing along discarded but usable firefighting gear.
Being pranked on the first day of college in Brazil is expected by incoming freshman, but one school has turned the ritual into a force for good...
In a historic moment, after 4 years of negotiations, FARC rebels have signed a peace deal with Colombia, bringing to an end decades of armed conflict.
The struggles for any dancer are jaw-dropping–especially if you're blind. A new film tells the amazing tale of a Brazilian ballet school that makes it easier.
All of the money that former Governor Sérgio Cabral accepted in bribes is being returned to the government, thus paying off their hard-working employees.
The country has been experiencing its worst recession in history, but now Brazil's economy has turned the corner into growth and expansion.
Brazilian soccer fans are going nuts over their team's achievement in becoming the first in the world to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
A hilariously impressive pup won hearts this weekend after she charged onto a soccer field mid-match and proceeded to make some passes.
Ever since a retired bricklayer saved its life, this penguin regularly returns to visit the man on his Brazilian beach.
Latin American singer and advocate Shakira is being hailed for helping to build seven schools in Colombia.
It all started when this garbage man found a copy of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina in the trash bin. Now he's built a library for the poorest people of his city.
During a December survey of giant tortoises on one Galapagos island, conservationists found evidence there of the first hatchlings born in the wild in over a century. The exciting find was the direct result of a rat eradication campaign completed two years ago on Pinzón, when helicopters criss-crossed the island dropping rat bait pellets.
In a historic gesture of justice, the Supreme Court sided with a group of youngsters who were suing the government for their failure to curb deforestation.
Three South American countries have agreed to share the responsibility of preserving 42 million acres of wildlife habitat and biodiversity for years to come.
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