America Guatemala As the country’s landfills are spilling into its rivers and going towards Honduras’ lands, the government is working on installing modern systems that are designed to catch plastic and mesh along the country’s rivers without affecting its ecosystem
America Saint Lucia The country will soon launch web and mobile application Skill 758, a new web-based initiative to address youth unemployment
America Venezuela At the beginning of 2022 the country established new policies favouring rice plantations with the goal that all rice in the future would have to be local and not imported, as a result, this year’s rice production went up by 112%
America United States The storm that swept across the US over the holiday weekend has killed at least 60 people in eight states: an arctic air blanket covered a number of States in one of the coldest Decembers in decades, paralyzing air and ground circulation and cutting power
America Grenada A contribution of $33.000 to the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association to support sexual and reproductive health rights clinics in Grenada has been announced by the High Commission of Canada
America Brazil The World Bank has approved a US$500 million sustainability-linked loan, meaning that the country in order to pay back the loan, will have to meet climate-friendly criteria, such as planting forests or decreasing carbon emissions
America Costa Rica The government has launched a new initiative to promote sustainable livestock farming, aimed at incentivising farms to continue their activities without deforesting by issuing fiscal rewards and certificates of sustainable practices
America Mexico The country granted asylum to the family of impeached former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, as a response, Peruvian authorities have expelled Mexico’s ambassador and accused Mexico of interference in Peru’s affairs
America Canada Storm in Canada has left tens of thousands in the dark through Christmas, more have been stranded by poor travel conditions or flight cancellation and two Ontario regions have declared state of emergency
America Peru Hundreds of new pieces of artwork have been discovered in the ancient Nazca plain, which is a significant step forward for scientists to figure out more about the indigenous people that used to walk those lands
America Chile The government has declared a state of emergency amid the wildfires that have been affecting hundreds of homes and created emergency refuges for the displaced people
America Bahamas The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a $43,3 million loan to the government for the construction and rehabilitation of two schools in East Grand Bahama, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019
America Dominica Energy Minister Vince Henderson, after a visit to the Laudat geothermal development project, said the project is proceeding "faster than expected"