Drugs, mining, monoculture threaten Guatemala’s mangrove ecosystems
According to Guatemala’s Center for Conservationist Studies (CECON), Lake Izabal’s famous “Bird Island” will soon disappear. Credit: Jesús Alfonso.
By Francelia Solano
Translation by Monica Santizo and Richard Brown
On Guatemala’s Caribbean coast, criminal activity is destroying mangroves and the livelihoods of families who depend on them. Yet Guatemala’s … Further reading...
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