Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change
Tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to keep pace with climate change, raising concerns about their...
Latin America
Climate change threatens future of banana export industry
Climate change is rapidly reducing the ability of banana producers to supply one of our favourite fruits. New research from...
Oral history project recovering voices of Spanish and Latin American women celebrated at Spanish Embassy
An oral history project that is creating powerful video postcards to recover and preserve the legacies of prominent Spanish and...
Hidden ‘highways’ connect Brazil’s rainforests
Forests flanking Brazil’s rivers act as “highways” that have allowed tree species to move between the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests...
Indigenous elders and ritual specialists help to unlock the meaning of ancient Amazonian rock art
Archaeologists documenting tens of thousands of rock art motifs in the Colombian Amazon have been consulting with Indigenous elders and...
Political parties in South America relied on will of the people to implement major economic reforms, analysis shows
The success and legacy of major economic reforms in Ecuador and El Salvador has depended on the will of the...
New interactive stories reveal the discoveries made by University-led Amazonia archaeology project
A series of immersive stories capturing some of the remarkable findings of an Amazonia-based archaeology project have been launched by...
Exeter launches medical mycology unit in Latin America to fight global fungal disease crisis
To combat the global threat posed by fungal diseases, the University of Exeter is expanding its world-leading research expertise by...
Primary education reforms in Mexico greeted with both enthusiasm and scepticism, study shows
There has been a mixed response to primary education reforms in Mexico which have created widespread uncertainty among teachers, children...