(a) Plinthite in an eastern Nicaragua rainforest with distinct areas of red iron oxide concentrations. Soils with plinthite must be managed carefully because they harden irreversibly if they are ...
Illegal cattle ranching has torn through Nicaragua’s rainforests in recent years, supplying a growing international market for meat despite calls for better oversight of the industry. Now, the country ...
Surrounded by fallen trees and languid cows, illegal cattle rancher Chacalin surveys a clearing deep inside one of Nicaragua’s largest remaining protected rainforests. “When I came here, I knew it was ...
Joel Betts ’14 graduated from Calvin College with majors in biology and international development studies. He also minored in environmental studies and chemistry. Now, Betts is in the fisheries and ...
Along with alleged human rights violations including crackdowns that have killed hundreds of civilian protesters, Nicaragua’s government also stands accused of widespread environmental abuses—such as ...
Nicaragua’s beef industry is under fresh scrutiny with a documentary backed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation, which claims that ranchers there are illegally decimating rainforests to raise ...
VENTURA, CA – April 23, 2008 – Paso PacÃfico, Carbonfund.org, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), and the Rainforest Alliance announce an innovative reforestation project, Return ...
Nicaraguan soldiers of an ecological battalion of the Nicaraguan Army are sworn in by Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega (out of frame) , in Managua on November 30, 2011. The Nicaraguan Army will ...
Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve straddles the country’s border with Honduras and was declared a UNESCO site in 1997. It comprises one of the largest contiguous rainforest regions in Latin ...
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