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In Guatemala, young Kaqchikel Maya protect their sacred forest with open mapping
18 Sep 2025 12:00:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/in-guatemala-young-kaqchikel-maya-protect-their-sacred-forest-with-open-mapping/
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Guatemala closes oil field, increases security in Maya Biosphere Reserve
05 Sep 2025 16:09:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/guatemala-closes-oil-field-increases-security-in-maya-biosphere-reserve/
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New study pinpoints tree-planting hotspots for climate and biodiversity gains
03 Sep 2025 15:19:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-study-pinpoints-tree-planting-hotspots-for-climate-and-biodiversity-gains/
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Local forest governance helps jaguars and forests flourish in Guatemala
25 Aug 2025 16:00:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/local-forest-governance-helps-jaguars-and-forests-flourish-in-guatemala/
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Microbiomes may be corals’ secret weapon against climate change: Study
14 Aug 2025 17:00:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/microbiomes-may-be-corals-secret-weapon-against-climate-change-study/
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Fences, tech and trust help save jaguars in Panama’s Darién
12 Aug 2025 17:48:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/fences-tech-and-trust-help-save-jaguars-in-panamas-darien/
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Indigenous leadership and science revive Panama’s degraded lands
31 Jul 2025 16:47:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/indigenous-leadership-and-science-reviving-panamas-degraded-lands/
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Global warming is altering storms lightning, impacting tropical forests
28 Jul 2025 14:37:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/global-warming-is-altering-storms-lightning-impacting-tropical-forests/
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Mounting corporate pressure on Honduras threatens community rights
24 Jul 2025 14:26:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/mounting-corporate-pressure-on-honduras-threatens-community-rights/
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Open burning of plastic is an escalating public health threat, say experts
17 Jul 2025 16:19:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/open-burning-of-plastic-is-an-escalating-public-health-threat-say-experts/
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Tropical forest roots show strain as changes aboveground filter below
15 Jul 2025 16:59:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/tropical-forest-roots-show-strain-as-changes-aboveground-filter-below/
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Mennonite farming in Belize threatens essential biological corridor, critics say
14 Jul 2025 15:46:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/mennonite-farming-in-belize-threatens-essential-biological-corridor-critics-say/
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Inside Panama’s gamble to save the Darién
10 Jul 2025 11:21:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/inside-panamas-gamble-to-save-the-darien/
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Nearly half of tree species in Mexico and Central America threatened with extinction
09 Jul 2025 13:48:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/nearly-half-of-tree-species-in-mexico-and-central-america-threatened-with-extinction/
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Fire is both destruction and rebirth for Maya communities of Belize
27 Jun 2025 14:51:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/fire-is-both-destruction-and-rebirth-for-maya-communities-of-belize/
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Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest
26 Jun 2025 16:02:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nicaragua-government-tied-to-illegal-land-invasions-in-wildlife-refuge-documents-suggest/
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Cacao agroforestry in Belize hits the sweet spot for people and nature
26 Jun 2025 13:53:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/cacao-agroforestry-in-belize-hits-the-sweet-spot-for-people-and-nature/
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Panama boosts protections in the Darién Gap, but deforestation threats still loom
24 Jun 2025 21:59:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/panama-boosts-protections-in-the-darien-gap-but-deforestation-threats-still-loom/
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Protecting the Darién Gap: Interview with Panama national parks director Luis Carles Rudy
24 Jun 2025 21:59:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/protecting-the-darien-gap-interview-with-panama-national-parks-director-luis-carles-rudy/
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The reef that shouldn’t exist
17 Jun 2025 12:36:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/300906/
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From local planting to national plan, Belize bets on mangrove recovery
30 May 2025 21:49:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/from-local-planting-to-national-plan-belize-bets-on-mangrove-recovery/
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Conservation tech without Indigenous knowledge and local context has limits (commentary)
28 May 2025 15:26:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/conservation-tech-without-indigenous-knowledge-and-local-context-has-limits-commentary/
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How Costa Rica’s ranchers contribute to jaguar and puma conservation
28 May 2025 03:00:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/how-costa-ricas-ranchers-contribute-to-jaguar-and-puma-conservation/
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Without vultures, carcasses are slow to rot and disease-carrying flies abound
22 May 2025 15:46:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/without-vultures-carcasses-are-slow-to-rot-and-disease-carrying-flies-abound/
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Capuchin monkeys on Panama island seen stealing howler monkey babies
21 May 2025 08:09:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/capuchin-monkeys-on-panama-island-seen-stealing-howler-monkey-babies/
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German supermarket palm oil linked to Indigenous rights abuses in Guatemala
19 May 2025 20:59:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/german-supermarket-palm-oil-linked-to-indigenous-rights-abuses-in-guatemala/
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Protection is only the beginning: Creating connection through Belize’s Maya Forest Corridor
19 May 2025 17:30:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-corridor-connecting-belizes-forests-needs-protection/
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Hand-raised chicks boost Guatemala’s critically endangered macaws
05 May 2025 23:02:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/hand-raised-chicks-boost-guatemalas-critically-endangered-macaws/
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A Honduran reef stumps conservationists with its unlikely resilience
02 May 2025 15:02:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/a-honduran-reef-stumps-conservationists-with-its-unlikely-resilience/
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Paying to prevent deforestation is positive & not ‘nothing’ (commentary)
24 Apr 2025 23:01:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/paying-to-prevent-deforestation-is-positive-not-nothing-commentary/
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Diverse forests and forest rewilding offer resilience against climate change
15 Apr 2025 18:49:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/diverse-forests-and-forest-rewilding-offer-resilience-against-climate-change/
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In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home
10 Apr 2025 16:33:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-panama-indigenous-guna-prepare-for-climate-exodus-from-a-second-island-home/
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Honduras pays the climate cost as its forests disappear and storms rise
09 Apr 2025 14:09:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/honduras-pays-the-climate-cost-as-its-forests-disappear-and-storms-rise/
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Belize’s natural heritage deserves even stronger conservation strategies (commentary)
31 Mar 2025 14:56:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/belizes-natural-heritage-deserves-even-stronger-conservation-strategies-commentary/
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Panama conducts large illegal fishing bust in protected Pacific waters
28 Mar 2025 14:25:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/panama-conducts-large-illegal-fishing-bust-in-protected-pacific-waters/
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Manatees in peril as human pressures push gentle giants toward the brink
26 Mar 2025 14:03:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/manatees-in-peril-as-human-pressures-push-gentle-giants-toward-the-brink/
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Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ help
13 Mar 2025 16:43:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/caribbean-reef-sharks-rebound-in-belize-with-shark-fishers-help/
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Mangroves at risk as El Salvador begins work on new airport
06 Mar 2025 20:52:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/mangroves-at-risk-as-el-salvador-begins-work-on-new-airport/
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Agroforestry stores less carbon than reforestation, but has many other benefits, study finds
04 Mar 2025 17:00:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/agroforestry-stores-less-carbon-than-reforestation-but-has-many-other-benefits-study-finds/
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Yet another abandoned mine erodes — this time, in a Panamanian protected area
25 Feb 2025 14:57:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/yet-another-abandoned-mine-erodes-this-time-in-a-panamanian-protected-area/
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Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard
13 Feb 2025 15:53:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/forest-communities-craft-recommendations-for-better-art-trees-carbon-market-standard/
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Report reveals staggering levels of wildlife trafficking in Hispanic America
07 Feb 2025 13:18:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/report-reveals-staggering-levels-of-wildlife-trafficking-in-hispanic-america/
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Oaxaca Indigenous leader’s killing leaves land defenders’ safety in doubt
06 Feb 2025 16:53:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/oaxaca-indigenous-leaders-killing-leaves-land-defenders-safety-in-doubt/
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As the gold rush surges in Nicaragua, Indigenous communities pay the price
31 Jan 2025 18:36:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/as-the-gold-rush-surges-in-nicaragua-indigenous-communities-pay-the-price/
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Lures that attract seed-dispersing bats could aid tropical reforestation
30 Jan 2025 19:36:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lures-that-attract-seed-dispersing-bats-could-aid-tropical-reforestation/
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In Honduras, communities race to establish reserve as La Mosquitia forest disappears
30 Jan 2025 17:47:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-honduras-communities-race-to-establish-reserve-as-la-mosquitia-forest-disappears/
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Lessons from successful mangrove forest restoration in El Salvador (analysis)
27 Jan 2025 15:39:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lessons-from-successful-mangrove-forest-restoration-in-el-salvador-analysis/
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In Panama, major port construction begins at key mangrove site
23 Jan 2025 17:50:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-panama-major-port-construction-begins-at-key-mangrove-site/
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El Salvador reverses landmark mining ban, setting up clash with activists
13 Jan 2025 20:32:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/el-salvador-reverses-landmark-mining-ban-setting-up-clash-with-activists/
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Latin America in 2024: politics, turmoil and hope
03 Jan 2025 22:33:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/latin-america-in-2024-politics-turmoil-and-hope/
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Conservation corridors provide hope for Latin America’s felines
02 Jan 2025 12:35:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/conservation-corridors-provide-hope-for-latin-americas-felines/
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Indigenous runners complete seven-month journey for Mother Earth and solidarity
30 Dec 2024 07:00:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/indigenous-runners-complete-seven-month-journey-for-mother-earth-and-solidarity/
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Photos: Top new species from 2024
26 Dec 2024 22:47:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2024/
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Agribusiness giant Olam gets head start on EUDR; its suppliers, not so much
24 Dec 2024 14:19:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/agribusiness-giant-olam-gets-head-start-on-eudr-its-suppliers-not-so-much/
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Counting Crows (and more) for Audubon’s Christmas bird count
20 Dec 2024 04:32:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/counting-crows-and-more-for-audubons-christmas-bird-count/
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Grassroots efforts sprout up to protect Central America’s Trifinio watershed
16 Dec 2024 16:21:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/grassroots-efforts-sprout-up-to-protect-central-americas-trifinio-watershed/
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Illegal cockfighting threatens endangered sea turtles across Central America
13 Dec 2024 18:05:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/illegal-cockfighting-threatens-endangered-sea-turtles-across-central-america/
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After historic 2024 coral bleaching, hope remains for Mesoamerican Reef
06 Dec 2024 19:03:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/after-historic-2024-coral-bleaching-hope-remains-for-mesoamerican-reef/
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A father and son duo fight invasive lionfish on a Honduran reef
18 Nov 2024 16:52:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/a-father-and-son-duo-fight-invasive-lionfish-on-a-honduran-reef/
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I’m boycotting COP29 because local Indigenous action matters more (commentary)
15 Nov 2024 00:23:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/im-boycotting-cop29-because-local-indigenous-action-matters-more-commentary/
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