In this edition Jason Searing examines the dangers faced by conservationists in Central America, we have more on Infinito Gold’s lawsuit against the Costa Rican government over a cancelled gold mining contract, along side updates on actions by Pacific Rim and Tahoe Resources and the San Juan de Arriba mine collapse in Honduras. Questions are raised over Costa Rica’s ‘green democracy’ and 2021 carbon neutrality targets, and Helen Yuill of the NSC reports on the environmental issues facing the second largest rainforest in the Americas.