Mexico Announces Historic Rain Forest Plan
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In this photo released by the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (PPY) a Bromeliad is seen atached to a branch inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Feb. 2004.
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An ambitious drug-research project in Madagascar aims to tap the botanical knowledge of traditional healers while helping to protect the country's rain forests.
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A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday in a region infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.
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NUEVO JERUSALEM, Peru -- TomÃÂ¡s Maynas Carijano strolled through his tiny jungle farm, pinching leaves, shaking his head. The rain forest spread lushly in all directions -- covering what oil maps call Block 1AB.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 21 -- Mexican authorities have quietly released an 859-page report that describes how three Mexican governments killed, tortured and disappeared dissidents and political opponents from the late 1960s until 1982.
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Newly inaugurated President Felipe Calderon announced a program Wednesday to help Mexico's 100 poorest communities, responding to leftist critics who accuse the conservative leader of wanting to help only the rich.
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President-elect Felipe Calderon unveiled his agenda Thursday for the one institution many believe can unite the divided nation &#151; Mexico's Congress.
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Mexico's outgoing president prepares to address parliament amid tight security after contested elections.
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Seven Central African countries signed a landmark treaty Saturday to establish cross-border partnerships to help save the world's second largest rain forest.
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The U.S. Forest Service approved a sweeping plan Thursday to manage 11.5 million acres of national forest land across the Sierra Nevada, renewing debate on how best to prevent wildfires like those that devastated Southern California a year ago.
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Ford Motor Co.  said on Friday it  will revamp three factories in Mexico over the next several  years as part of its North American restructuring plan.
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By Rotenberg, James A ABSTRACT.- Established parks and nature reserves may be inadequate to preserve long-term biotic diversity, especially in tropical regions of Latin America where anthropogenic disturbance and land- conversion is an ongoing problem.
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A study in Central Africa suggests that logging and tropical rain forests can coexist. Some environmental groups disagree.
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Mexico is cracking down harder on the illegal loggers who are razing the nation's forests, including a prized butterfly reserve that draws thousands of tourists each year.
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Mexico became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa America following a 2-1 victory over Ecuador yesterday in Maturin, Venezuela.
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Sifting through the best that Mexico has to offer.
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Mexico plans to put up $7 billion, to go with $1.4 billion offered by Washington, to fund a three-year crackdown on its violent drug cartels, the Mexican ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.