Corruption: The Common Source of Environmental Crime in the Amazon
Across the countries that share the Amazon basin, corruption that facilitates environmental crime is an open secret.
Wildlife Trafficking Preys on the Amazon Basin
The Amazon is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, where wildlife trafficking threatens hundreds of thousands of species.
Beneath The Surface of Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon
As gold prices have skyrocketed, a boom in mining across the Amazon Basin has flourished, leaving a deep environmental footprint.
Fueling Forest Loss: Motors of Deforestation in the Amazon
The Amazon is being plundered at an accelerating rate. Deforesters across Bolivia and Ecuador are emboldened to clear trees for agribusiness.
Illegal Fishing in Latin America - Experts Consider Answers to Tough Questions at Event
The consequences of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing are immediate and enormous across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Plunder and Danger on Argentina's Sea Shelf
Floodlights from Chinese fishing boats illuminate the darkness off Argentina’s Atlantic Coast, where the armada harvests tons of squid.
The Merluza Mafia: Middlemen Profit Off Cod Catch in Chile
Middlemen in Chile control sales of merluza, a white-fleshed fish for which there is a large appetite.
Loopholes Fuel Shark Fin Trade in Ecuador
Ecuador is a hotspot for landing massive amounts of shark catch, and the nation is among the world’s biggest exporters of shark fins.
At Uruguay's Port of Montevideo, a Deadly Circle of Fishing and Labor Abuse
Dozens of dead fishermen have been unloaded at Uruguay's Montevideo port. Vessels that dock there have been alleged to engage in abuse at sea.
High Hopes for Radar Crash Against Reality of Illegal Fishing in Costa Rica
The installation of a radar tower on Costa Rica’s Cocos Island heralded a new era for curbing illegal fishing in one of the world’s most biodiverse ocean regions.
Guyana Struggling to Tame Lawless Waters
Guyana claims some 42,800 square nautical miles of ocean. Enforcement capabilities extend to just a fraction of the country's waters.
Overharvesting and Poaching Devastate Jamaica's Fisheries
Jamaican fishers, largely ungoverned, are taking what they can from the country’s waters, while foreign vessels poach lobster and conch.
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