protected areas
The future of Haiti’s old-growth forests is dire, according to a recent study. Between 1988 and 2016, 42 of the 50 highest mountains in the country lost all of their old growth. Overall, ancient forests dropped from 4.4 percent to just 0.32 percent of Haiti’s total land area. Several of these forests were in national […]
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Bosques de Pamejé has been a protected forest since 1941, but that may soon change if the Valle de Bravo municipal government gets its way. The venerable protected area is located above Mexico City, forming part of the Cutzamala water storage and production zone for the capital. In 2015, defying numerous Mexican environmental laws and […]
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You can thank scientists, concerned communities and a successful peace process for the spectacular recovery of the Peruvian vicuña, which has rebounded from a few thousand in the 1980s to hundreds of thousands across the country today. Our story gets its start in Pampa Galera – Barbara D’Achille National Reserve, home to some of the […]
> Read MoreFor the first time in Costa Rican history, the boundaries of a national biological reserve have been changed to benefit a major development project. In a country often seen as a model of environmental stewardship, critics consider the change a troubling precedent. An overwhelming majority of the national Legislative Assembly voted to modify the limits […]
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