‘Mexican cartels are taking control of the fishing and logging industry’
Researcher Vanda Felbab-Brown says that organized crime groups are trafficking species to China in exchange for the chemical precursors necessary to make drugs such as fentanyl
The rights of cenotes: The last attempt to rescue Mexico’s sacred sites
Mayan Indians from the Yucatan Peninsula are demanding that the bodies of water be recognized as subjects of law to prevent further pollution
‘Angry Wasp’: Mexico’s Maya Train accused of jeopardizing vital cave systems
Work to build the project has already uncovered the entrance to ‘Angry Wasp’ a cavern that is nearly two miles long and home to bats, toh birds and blind brotula fish
Cozumel, the Mexican island taking a stand against cruise ships
Environmentalists are waging a legal battle against the construction of a fourth enormous pier on a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve where coral reefs could be destroyed
The death of the last glaciers in Mexico
Mexico has just five glaciers left, spread over two mountains: Iztaccíhuatl and Pico de Orizaba. Covering less than one square kilometer of ice, none of them are likely to exist by 2050, according to experts, who blame global warming for this rapidly disappearing source of freshwater
The drought that is scorching Mexico, a predictable and devastating tragedy
A lack of rain, the transformation of the earth and bad water management have condemned the country to repeat the agony of extremely dry seasons every decade, with their resulting social and economic consequences
International agreement enters into force to end killings of environmental leaders in Latin America
The Escazú accord, achieved after years of negotiations and despite the absence of Brazil and Colombia, compels countries to offer protection to activists
Trump’s other walls
The most efficient barrier built by the 45th president of the United States is not made of cement or steel. Instead, what’s managed to stop both legal and illegal immigration is an intricate web of executive actions, administrative orders and agreements with other countries obtained through threats. The real and virtual hurdles built over the last four years have affected the lives of thousands
The dark side of the Caribbean
The coastal area shared by Mexico, Guatemala and Belize is one of the most porous and little-known regions in the southern America border. Via three feature articles – in Xcalak, a remote Mexican village that lives off the cocaine that washes up from the sea; in Blue Creek, the powerful economic engine of the Mennonites; and in Puerto Barrios, the dark Guatemalan port in the Atlantic – this special report describes the enigmatic reality that exists just a stone’s throw from some of the biggest tourist attractions in the world