Volume: Biodiversity
The biodiversity of Latin America has been a fundamental factor in the invention and colonization of the Americas. Up until recently, the flora, fauna, and biomes of the region were considered laboratories for various processes and dynamics related to globalization, from the so-called "Columbian Exchange" through to biopiracy and up to the implementation of new forms of agroforestry like the plantations or, finally, the cultivation of GMO soy.