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Marco Lopez

Deep Connections, Deeper Risks (Part 1): As if the Climate Crisis Wasn’t Enough, Greedy Mining Companies Want to Plunder the Ocean

By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator and Advocate, Belize Vampire squid, yeti crab, gummy squirrel sea cucumber, and glass sponges...

Historic ICJ climate case concludes

Over 100 countries and international organizations presented arguments on who should bear legal responsibility for the climate crisis; the...

Progress and Pitfalls: COP29 Delivers Mixed Bag on Carbon Markets

While agreements on Article 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement were reached at COP29 to establish carbon markets,...

COP29 Exposes Challenges in Advancing Gender Equality in Climate Action

While the 10-year Lima Work Programme is a step in the right direction, a lack of ambition in gender...

“Finance COP” Fails to Meet Necessary Climate Finance Goal

While an agreement to triple the current commitment on climate finance flows to developing countries was met at COP29,...

Code Red in the Blue

Data produced by the Belize Fisheries Project (BFP) shows that 17 of 20 commercial fish species are overexploited. The...
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The Cost of Fishing

"The Cost of Fishing" by André Habet follows the Lopez family, a three-generation fishing household from Sarteneja, Belize, as...

Sahara Desert floods for first time in half a century

By Marco Lopez More than 100mm of rainfall in just 24 hours resulted in rare flooding across parts of...

El Salvador faces international scrutiny for “Political Trial” of environmental activists

The five men, were at the forefront of an over decade-long campaign to ban metal mining in El Salvador,...

Florida Hunkers Down as Hurricane Milton Approaches

By Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Wed. Oct. 9, 2024 - Hurricane Milton is expected to bring a large destructive storm...

Belmopan host successful citizen’s parade

By Andre Habet Despite initial heat concerns leading to a route change, Belmopan citizens and students enthusiastically gathered to commemorate...

Consultations on expansion of Marine Biodiversity Zones concludes; Fisherfolk underrepresented

By Andre Habet Milestone four of the Blue Loan and Conservation Funding Agreement obliges the Government of Belize to expand...