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Nearly half of tree species in Mexico and Central America threatened with extinction

Fire is both destruction and rebirth for Maya communities of Belize

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest

Cacao agroforestry in Belize hits the sweet spot for people and nature

Panama boosts protections in the Darién Gap, but deforestation threats still loom

Protecting the Darién Gap: Interview with Panama national parks director Luis Carles Rudy

From local planting to national plan, Belize bets on mangrove recovery

Conservation tech without Indigenous knowledge and local context has limits (commentary)

Without vultures, carcasses are slow to rot and disease-carrying flies abound

German supermarket palm oil linked to Indigenous rights abuses in Guatemala

Protection is only the beginning: Creating connection through Belize’s Maya Forest Corridor

A Honduran reef stumps conservationists with its unlikely resilience

Paying to prevent deforestation is positive & not ‘nothing’ (commentary)

Diverse forests and forest rewilding offer resilience against climate change

In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home

Honduras pays the climate cost as its forests disappear and storms rise

Belize’s natural heritage deserves even stronger conservation strategies (commentary)

Panama conducts large illegal fishing bust in protected Pacific waters

Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ help

Mangroves at risk as El Salvador begins work on new airport

Agroforestry stores less carbon than reforestation, but has many other benefits, study finds

Yet another abandoned mine erodes — this time, in a Panamanian protected area

Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard

Report reveals staggering levels of wildlife trafficking in Hispanic America

Oaxaca Indigenous leader’s killing leaves land defenders’ safety in doubt

As the gold rush surges in Nicaragua, Indigenous communities pay the price

Lures that attract seed-dispersing bats could aid tropical reforestation

In Honduras, communities race to establish reserve as La Mosquitia forest disappears

Lessons from successful mangrove forest restoration in El Salvador (analysis)

In Panama, major port construction begins at key mangrove site

El Salvador reverses landmark mining ban, setting up clash with activists

Latin America in 2024: politics, turmoil and hope

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