Marco Lopez

How the High Seas Treaty Impacts Climate Change and Biodiversity

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Belize became the first Caribbean country to ratify the agreement, helping push the historic ocean governance treaty into force. By...

Mum and Daughter Team Finds Largest Coral Colony on the Great Barrier Reef

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by Climate Spotlight Recently, citizen scientist Sophie Kalkowshi-Pope and her mother, Jan Pope, stumbled upon a single coral colony spanning...

Can Technology Really Help The Caribbean Recover Faster After Disasters?

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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC)   In the face of a disaster,...

Belize moves to pass its first Carbon Market Bill

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The Carbon Market Bill passed its second and third readings and now moves to the Senate. It is a framework...

COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém

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By Carbon Brief A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to...

Why Are Women and Youth Still Mentioned Separately in Climate Conversations?

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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC)   When major floods hit Guyana in...
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Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and a pledge to plan fossil fuel transition

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By Felipe de Carvalho, in Belém 22 November 2025 Climate and Environment In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed...

COP30 attendees in Brazil forced to evacuate pavilion following fire

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Officials at the climate conference say the fire was contained within six minutes, and 13 attendees were treated for...

Study finds important Nassau grouper spawning site in Belize near collapse

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The Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), a large-bodied top predator, was once the most abundant and commercially important fish in...

‘Marine Protected Areas are Everybody’s Business’

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Over the course of six months, Climate Spotlight spoke to representatives from 6 of 7 of Belize’s Marine Protected Area co-managers to learn more about their job and what they believe it will take to meet Belize’s ambitious and contractual goal of expanding its marine protected areas to 30% by the end of 2026.

A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30

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The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international...

Global emissions could fall 12% by 2035 – New UN climate report finds

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Global emissions could fall 12% by 2035, still far below the cuts needed to meet the 1.5°C goal. With adequate...
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