A project backed by the Chilean government and UNEP is helping to revive the Cahuil wetland and kickstart economic growth.

Chilean authorities issued evacuation alerts in the La Araucanía region due to raging wildfires. One person has died, and ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine and faces a $3.41 million fine, which it can either pay or appeal.

Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation's environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the ...

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for ...

Chile’s environmental agency, Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA), has ordered the complete and definitive closure of ...

Canadian mining company Rio2 has officially commenced the construction of its Fenix Gold Mine in the Maricunga Gold Belt of ...

Corruption is one of the main causes that fuel environmental crimes and slow down the fight against climate change in Latin ...

Because of climate change, harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency and intensity. New science helps demystify the frequent harmful algal blooms in the Pacific off the coast of Chile by ...

Valdivia, Chile, has become the first Latin American city to be designated as a Wetland City by the Ramsar Convention.

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.