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One climate priority where Latin America can and must make critical progress and show leadership is land use.

The smallest porpoise species, found only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, has only around ten individuals left, making it the most critically endangered marine mammal on the planet.

The countries of the world will vote in a few weeks on whether to protect Asian small-clawed and smooth-coated otters from poaching and international trade. Both species are declining fast, due in part to a gruesome trend in taking otter…

Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk for health in the Americas, according to the World Health Organization. The theme of World Environment Day this year is Air Pollution, and this opportunity to highlight the seriousness of the problem could…

In the Nahuelbuta Mountains of what is now Chile, Indigenous Mapuche communities offer hopeful lessons for native forest restoration and river protection, based on deep historical relations with the local environment.

Laguna San Ignacio is one of the last unspoiled nurseries for Pacific gray whales in Baja California Sur, Mexico, where NRDC has partnered with the dedicated local community to protect the area.

For vaquita, the smallest porpoise species, native to a small portion of Mexico’s northern Gulf of California, the situation in the water has never been worse. With far fewer than 30 vaquita remaining and the population shrinking by half every…

India could end up as one of the worst affected by climate change; IMF; India’s renewable energy capacity to double by 2022, report says; Delhi’s air goes from moderate to poor, likely to get worse soon

'More serious action required than talks': India on climate change; India to electrify every home by December 2018 using solar, storage and LEDs; Pollution regulator to double continuous air quality monitoring stations in India

India will ‘work above and beyond’ Paris climate deal to prevent global warming; India to reach 20 GW of installed solar capacity by FY18-end; WHO air-quality norms may help Indians live longer

India Will Implement Paris Climate Pact in Letter and Spirit: PM Narendra Modi; Tangedco Evacuates 5,079 MW of Wind Power, Sets National Record; CPCB Plans to Roll Out Action Plans for Air Pollution in Non-Attainment Cities

Star Power: Industries in Maharashtra to Now Get Ratings Based on Emissions; India Extends Transmission Charge Exemption for Solar Projects; Impact of BS VI Rollout on Indians Victim to Hazardous Air Quality

India to become 2-4 degrees Celsius warmer, but deaths due to heat are preventable; Power Minister Piyush Goyal Launches New Energy Conservation Building Code; Thirty new smart cities announced; India to have City Livability Index

To slow climate change, India joins the renewable energy revolution; India's renewable energy capacity reaches 57472 GW; Delhi to get 20 new pollution monitoring stations by October this year