Environmental Governance in Argentina 2026: Deregulation, Climate Denial and the Weakening of Federal Protections
In Argentina, the consolidation of President Javier Milei’s political support following the 2025 midterm elections has strengthened a reform agenda that is having profound consequences for environmental governance, democratic institutions and human rights protections. The government’s environmental policy is shaped by a climate-denialist approach that minimizes the environmental and climate crisis as a public policy […]
International Day for Biological Diversity: local action to halt biodiversity loss
May 22 marks the International Day for Biological Diversity, a date that commemorates the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992. This international treaty, ratified in Argentina through Law 24.375, seeks to address and reverse the global biodiversity loss crisis. According to the United Nations, one million species worldwide are at risk […]
Santa Catalina Provincial Natural Reserve: A History of Collective Work for Conservation
For years, community and environmental organizations worked steadily to protect Santa Catalina, one of the last remaining natural wetlands on the southern bank of the Matanza-Riachuelo basin. Today, following a long-standing community advocacy and recognition from the provincial government and the Municipality of Lomas de Zamora, the Santa Catalina Provincial Natural Reserve is moving toward […]
Mercosur-EU deal is partially underway. That doesn’t mean negotiations are over – Buenos Aires Herald
Por Martina Jaureguy May 1 marked a turning point for the history of South America: a part of the trade agreement between regional bloc Mercosur and the European Union (EU), which had been in talks for over two decades, finally became operational. The deal is a key step to boost Mercosur exports, allowing Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and […]