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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.
Levi Sucre Romero: My community doesn't exist just to absolve you of your climate sins
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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.
In El Salvador and beyond, an unsolved kidney disease mystery

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.
Sheam Satkuru: This pillar of the rainforest needs support

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

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

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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