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Protecting marine life also helps people nearby, study says
A study of marine-protected areas off the Central American coast found that people living close to these areas had better food security and greater household wealth.
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Levi Sucre Romero: My community doesn't exist just to absolve you of your climate sins
Carbon markets have left Indigenous communities that manage tropical forests vulnerable to exploitation.
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In El Salvador and beyond, an unsolved kidney disease mystery
The ballooning epidemic has swamped hospitals and wiped out whole families. Baffled researchers can't agree on a cause.
Hurricane Julia makes landfall in Nicaragua with ‘life-threatening’ flooding
Devastating inland mudslides are possible with up to 15 inches of rain.
Sheam Satkuru: This pillar of the rainforest needs support
Enforcement, policy and funding are critical if Indigenous people are to continue to sustainably manage mahogany.
Panama’s Indigenous groups wage high-tech fight for their lands
With help from U.S. organizations, Panama’s Indigenous people are using satellite images and other technologies to identify illegal logging and incursions by ranchers on their territory. But getting the government to act is far harder.
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Climate change fueled the 2020 hurricane season’s rainfall, study shows
Researchers found hourly hurricane rainfall totals in 2020 were up to 10 percent, compared with those in the preindustrial era.
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