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Belize to nearly triple area under strict marine protected areas

Shreya Dasgupta 8 Apr 2019

Fishery on the brink: The fight to save the Nassau grouper

Ashley Stumvoll 28 Mar 2019

Wildlife traffickers thrive on Guatemala’s murky border with Belize

Rodrigo Soberanes 8 Mar 2019

Latam Eco Review: Kissable sharks and spectacled bears

Mongabay.com 5 Oct 2018

Latam Eco Review: Land trafficking in Lima’s hill ecosystems, oil spills in Venezuela, floods in Colombia

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2018

Belize Barrier Reef gets UNESCO upgrade

Erik Hoffner 28 Jun 2018
Planet satellite image of coral off Belize's Lighthouse Reef. Taken March 28, 2018.

A global coral reef monitoring system is coming soon

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Jun 2018

Belize creates one of Central America’s largest biological corridors

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Mar 2018

Mesoamerican Reef gets improving bill of health

Mongabay.com 22 Jan 2018

Belize imposes offshore oil moratorium to protect reefs

Mongabay.com 15 Jan 2018

Business owners in top Belize destination want increased mangrove protections

Erik Hoffner 25 Jul 2017

Howler monkeys booming in Belize sanctuary 25 years after translocation

John Cannon 10 May 2017

Belize suspends oil exploration near World Heritage Site after public outcry

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Oct 2016

Last best place on earth: Who will save the Caribbean’s great coral reef?

Justin Catanoso 14 Apr 2016

A plane survey of Central America’s last remaining forests

Ruxandra Guidi 10 Mar 2016

Getting SMART about Wildlife Crime

Julia John 2 Mar 2016

Marine protected areas are helping the Mesoamerican Reef recover

Mike Gaworecki 6 Jan 2016

Belize bans offshore oil drilling along barrier reef system

Sandra Cuffe 18 Dec 2015

2015 Equator Prize winners span 19 countries

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2015

Offshore drilling proposed in Belize’s spectacular marine areas

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 26 May 2015

Innovative community fisheries initiative wins top social entrepreneurship prize

Mongabay.com 13 Apr 2015

Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2015

Pollution from fossil fuels decreased rainfall in Central America

Jeremy Hance 10 Feb 2015

What makes the jaguar the ultimate survivor? New books highlights mega-predator’s remarkable past and precarious future

Jeremy Hance 2 Oct 2014

Emissions from rainforest logging average 16% of those from deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Apr 2014

Mesoamerican Reef needs more local support, says report

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 13 Sep 2013

Rosewood in Belize: the truth behind the smoke

Ya'axché Conservation Trust 11 Feb 2013

Oil drilling approved for national park in Belize

Robin Oisín Llewellyn 20 Nov 2012

Deforestation accelerates in Belize

Mongabay.com 9 Aug 2012

Oil company blamed for fire in Belize national park

Robin Oisín Llewellyn 1 May 2012

Belize enacts moratorium on rosewood

Robin Oisín Llewellyn 20 Mar 2012

Airborne lasers discover undocumented deforestation in Belize park

Jeremy Hance 19 Mar 2012

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