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Mesoamerican Reef gets improving bill of health

Mongabay.com 22 Jan 2018

Brilliantly colored ‘lost’ salamander rediscovered after 42 years

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Nov 2017

Suspect Beef: Central America

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2017

Guatemala provides an example of community forest management for Indonesia

Carolina Gamazo 12 Jun 2017

Guatemalan authorities destroy secret airstrip in Laguna del Tigre National Park

Sebastián Escalón 19 May 2017

A new secret runway found in Laguna del Tigre National Park in Guatemala

Sebastián Escalón 18 May 2017

The land is forever: Rodrigo Tot wins Goldman Prize for land-title quest

Sandra Cuffe 24 Apr 2017

Meet the winners of the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Apr 2017

Guatemala declares state of emergency as rainforest goes up in flames

Sandra Cuffe 19 Apr 2017

Guatemala issues red alert as national parks burn

Sandra Cuffe 12 Apr 2017

Ex-mine security head cleared of murder, assault against indigenous Guatemalans

Sandra Cuffe 10 Apr 2017

Communities in Mexico step up to protect a disappearing forest

Jonathan Levinson 16 Mar 2017

Protected areas found to be ‘significant’ sources of carbon emissions

Benji Jones 17 Feb 2017

Latin America palm oil production doubled since 2001 without massive uptick in deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 14 Feb 2017

Documenting the consequences of palm oil production beyond Southeast Asia

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2017

Top 10 HAPPY environmental stories of 2016

Shreya Dasgupta 28 Dec 2016

Community rights: A key to conservation in Central America

Sandra Cuffe 9 Dec 2016
A mural of murdered activists Berta Cáceres in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo by disoniador via Pixabay.

In Latin America, environmentalists are an endangered species

Lindsay Fendt 11 Aug 2016
La Danta pyramid in the Mayan city of Mirador, as seen from a distance. Photo by Ronyrocael/Wikimedia Commons.

Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 17 Jun 2016
Marta Álvarez inspects xate palm fronds harvested in the Uaxactún community forest concession. Photo by Sandra Cuffe.

Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 9 Jun 2016

Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 2 Jun 2016

Five technologies help thwart illegal logging by tracing wood’s origin

Emily Kaldjian, Loretta Cheung, Ruth Nogueron 23 May 2016

Maroon 5 musicians voice support for community forestry in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 6 Apr 2016

Portable scanners that identify timber species could detect illegal logging

Julia John 4 Apr 2016

Guatemala’s REDD+ program draws a range of opinions and results

Carlos Chávez 18 Mar 2016

Killing of Guatemalan activist in the Maya Biosphere Reserve raises alarm

Sandra Cuffe 18 Mar 2016

A plane survey of Central America’s last remaining forests

Ruxandra Guidi 10 Mar 2016

Guatemala’s La Pasión River is still poisoned, nine months after an ecological disaster

Carlos Chávez 16 Feb 2016

Primate-Watching: In the Year of the Monkey, let’s build a Conservation Movement

Russell A. Mittermeier 3 Feb 2016

Marine protected areas are helping the Mesoamerican Reef recover

Mike Gaworecki 6 Jan 2016

Guatemala’s Christmas season isn’t nice to the native pinabete tree

Carlos Chávez 22 Dec 2015

To tackle climate change cheaply, first secure indigenous forest rights

Sandra Cuffe 17 Nov 2015

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