109 stories covering the global climate crisis
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator and Advocate, Belize Every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every change in weather you feel â it all connects back to our ocean. While you sleep soundly in your bed tonight, an extraordinary world lies beneath the waves, covering more than 60% of our planet. […]
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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator and Advocate, Belize Imagine that youâve entrusted your lifeâs savings to a bank, believing itâs safe. Suddenly, you find out that the CEO took all your money to a casino known for rigging the games. The odds are stacked against the CEO; worse yet, he WILL lose your life […]
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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator and Advocate, Belize Vampire squid, yeti crab, gummy squirrel sea cucumber, and glass sponges sound like characters from a storybook. But these bizarre and beautiful creatures are real; thriving in the dark, cold depths of the ocean. This underwater wonderland now faces a threat from mining corporations that want […]
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Over 100 countries and international organizations presented arguments on who should bear legal responsibility for the climate crisis; the ICJ has now begun deliberations, but no end date has been announced as yet By Marco Lopez Who will bear the legal responsibility for the climate crisis? For the developing world, the answer is clear â […]
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While agreements on Article 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement were reached at COP29 to establish carbon markets, they fall short of the global framework needed to curb fossil fuel emissions. By Marco Lopez The climate talks that recently concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, resulted in some progress in establishing global carbon markets. Article 6.2 […]
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While the 10-year Lima Work Programme is a step in the right direction, a lack of ambition in gender negotiations limited progress on securing finance for its implementation. A Gender Action Plan is scheduled to be finalized at COP30 in Brazil next year. This comes following the adoption of an enhanced Lima Work Programme at […]
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While an agreement to triple the current commitment on climate finance flows to developing countries was met at COP29, this deal is seen as insufficient by experts and the most vulnerable countries. By Marco Lopez The pledge by the developed world to allocate $300 billion to least developed countries at the eleventh hour in Baku, […]
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Data produced by the Belize Fisheries Project (BFP) shows that 17 of 20 commercial fish species are overexploited. The fisheries scientist who created that stock assessment methodology which the Fisheries Department still uses, confirms this. Information delivered under the Freedom of Information Act fails to verify the Fisheries Departmentâs claims of sustainable commercial fish stocks. […]
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âThe Cost of Fishingâ by AndrĂ© Habet follows the Lopez family, a three-generation fishing household from Sarteneja, Belize, as they navigate the challenges of lobster fishing. Through an immersive journey with the Lopezes, the story explores the concept of fishing effortâthe labor, resources, and gear required to sustain their livelihood. Fishing effort proves to be […]
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By Marco Lopez More than 100mm of rainfall in just 24 hours resulted in rare flooding across parts of the Sahara Desert. This unprecedented weather event has not occurred in 50 years â changing the topography of the typically arid landscape overnight. The Moroccan village of Tagounite â located 450 kilometers from the capital Rabat […]
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The five men, were at the forefront of an over decade-long campaign to ban metal mining in El Salvador, in order to protect the countryâs diminishing water sources and farmlands from continual contamination. By Marco Lopez Five environmental activists from El Salvador are currently on trial in that Latin American nation facing life imprisonment for […]
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By Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Wed. Oct. 9, 2024 â Hurricane Milton is expected to bring a large destructive storm surge along portions of the west coast of the Florida Peninsula as it makes landfall on Wednesday night. âIf you are in the Storm Surge Warning area, this is an extermely life-Threathening situation. The time to […]
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