Have you heard about the Environment Performance Index (EPI)? This index tries to rank nations with environmental credentials around the globe. Nevertheless, let's check up how the Latin countries are performing on.

The Latin countries are well known as the ones in which in somehow have responsibility towards environment caring and "green" reputation.

Uruguay and Costa Rica, for instance, are keen to develop the nation with low-carbon energy systems. Ecuador and Bolivia are dedicating on improve environmental laws (legislation).

Brazil and the other countries that cover the Amazon Forest area such as Peru have made eye-catching to preserve and conserve the forest itself. In this way, water resource, animals, soil, indigenous communities, among other aspects, can be kept in the nature.

However, the EPI shows up that these nations are not among the top green countries in the world.

Costa Rica and Argentina are best ranked in the index among the Latin Countries. To find out other positions, check up at the Environment Performance Index Yale website < http://epi.yale.edu/>

The main reason of why the Latin nations are not among the greenest ones is because of deforestation. Other cases can be due to lack of sanitation/clean water and quality of air/emission of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

Hopefully, someday the Latin nations will become a truly example of "green" spots where people and nature can live with high/positive environmental standard.

SOURCE: Eye on Latin America Website