By now we are pretty much all in agreement that climate change is happening and we should all be making an effort to lead greener lives, especially as the recent summit in Copenhagen has proven that we cannot trust politicians to lead the way on this one. But sometimes it can be difficult to pick through a minefield of different information and get into the habit of more environmentally-friendly practices.

The scene is one of celebratory chaos. We surge forward: a barrage of velocipede force, flooding the wide avenues of downtown Buenos Aires to a rampageous soundtrack of whistles, horns, bells and cheers. As the city traffic builds up behind us, so do the triumphant chants of “¡Bici sí, auto no!” The torrent of elaborately decorated bicycles floods the capital, determined to take charge of the roads, en masse.

As a North American citizen living in Buenos Aires, there’s a certain amount of fitting in that I feel compelled to do. I’ve started gesticulating more. I paint my nails. I arrive just the right amount of late to engagements of all kinds. But I’ve learned that no matter how much mate I drink there’s [...]

Brazilian authorities are investigating the discovery of about 1,200 tonnes of toxic waste dumped by UK ships in ports near São Paulo. The president of IBAMA, the Brazilian environmental agency, is asking for the rubbish to be returned back to the UK. Roberto Messias said: “Clearly Brazil is not a big garbage dump of the world.”

I regularly come across the criticism that the sustainability paradigm is plagued by absent statistics. Most commonly, I hear that sustainable development, as a field, is ‘todo en el aire’ – that it lacks grounding and concrete, potent solutions. Indeed, precisely because sustainable development admits the interrelatedness of ecological, economic, and social systems, its encompassing [...]

Residents of Buenos Aires will agree that the thousands of buses hurtling around every street corner are quite a nuisance. Weekly reports of accidents accentuate how dangerous it can be to use these buses, but riding them is not the only danger to your health.

As dark falls and activity in the woods slows, these forest-devastating beasts slither out of their secure houses and begin their night’s work. Gnawing, chopping, digging and collecting materials all night long, their business is construction – and with it destruction.

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced the implementation of an environmental law, the ‘Ley de Bosques’ on 13th February. Its aim is to put an end to alarming deforestation rates in Argentina. The announcement came just a week after mudslides devastated the small town of Tartagal, in the northern province of Salta.

Yes, The Argentimes is going green this month in celebration of 50 editions and looking ahead to the next 50 in a sustainable way. From articles on the bain that is plastic, to beavers causing environmental havoc in Tierra del Fuego, to a supposed-organic holiday in the form of wwoofing, The Argentimes offers you more than just the obvious when it comes to the environment. Enjoy!

From deforestation to the gross overuse of plastic bags, Argentina has its fair share of environmentally unfriendly industries. But over the past few years, the country and Latin America as a whole has developed a growing awareness of all that is green. With this concern comes the need for more information and resources.