This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the mangroves off the east coast of Central America, at the edge of the Mesoamerican Reef, the world is divided in ...

Geographic location: Central America(Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico). Shared by the four nations of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, the Mesoamerican Reef is the largest reef system of ...

2024 brought the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever recorded, only narrowly surpassing the record set in 2023. The trend, driven largely by human-caused climate change, according to NASA ...

The team found that the diversity of fish communities across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have changed dramatically since the ...

Nestled in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, the Cozumel National Marine Park offers much more than meets the eye. Renowned for its stunning coral reefs and vibrant marine life, this ...

Research Location: MesoAmerica Conservation Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society Mesoamerica Program and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis The Western Caribbean Ecosystem (WCE) is home to the ...