Marco Lopez

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Marco Lopez is an independent journalist, creative writer, climate communicator, and tech nomad living in Belmopan, Belize. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Amandala, the largest circulating newspaper in Belize. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Climate Spotlight, a digital media outlet focused on climate news.

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Sea fans in a coral reef in San Pedro, Belize. Image by Fabrice Dudenhofer / Ocean Image Bank.

Belize project seeks out heat-resilient corals to protect its reefs

Marco Lopez 19 Aug 2025

Corals and fish in Lighthouse Reef atoll, Belize.

Restoration, protection aim to save Belize’s coral reef from extreme heat and disease

Marco Lopez 9 Jul 2025

A Caribbean reef shark.

Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ help

Marco Lopez 13 Mar 2025

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Soldiers from the PROLANSATE Foundation on patrol

A harp seal on ice.

Two members of the Prey Preah Roka Community Network – a grassroots activism group made up of communities around the wildlife sanctuary - document an illegally logged tree in the wildlife sanctuary. The grassroots group regularly patrol the wildlife sanctuary, documenting any illegal logging they come across by marking GPS coordinates, as well as taking a note of the species and diameter of the trees. Image by: Andy Ball / Mongabay.

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