Mexico

Journalism & Media [5]

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Mexico [6]

BP Paid Rural Mexicans a “Pittance” for Carbon Credits [7]

"In the coldest months of the year, thick fog blankets the mountain village of Coatitila in eastern Mexico, hiding the bulging, pine-covered hills that cradle it. At midday, the sun pulls back the fog to expose patches of blight where trees have been axed for logging or farm work."

Economy & Business [8]

Forests [10]

Public [3]

Mexico [6]

Source: Bloomberg [11], 07/08/2022

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February 1, 2025

DEADLINE: Mongabay's Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program [12]

This Mongabay six-month, remote program is for aspiring journalists from low- to upper-middle-income tropical countries who have had little previous experience in or access to international training, education or publishing — six at their global English bureau and six at their Spanish-language bureau. $500 USD/month. Deadline: Feb 1, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]

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Public [3]

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Mexico [6]

Asia [13]

Australia & Oceania [14]

Central America & the Caribbean [15]

South America [16]

At Colorado River Delta, A Pulse Of Water Brings New Life [17]

"Beside a canal that runs through farmland, rushing water roared through an irrigation gate and flowed down a concrete culvert toward a wetland fringed with cottonwoods and willows."

Agriculture [18]

Water & Oceans [19]

Public [3]

Mexico [6]

Source: LA Times [21], 06/24/2022

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"Summer Monarch Populations Are Steady Despite Winter Declines, Study Finds" [22]

"Not all scientists agree with the findings, which seem likely to fuel an ongoing debate about the threats the butterflies face."

Biodiversity [23]

Public [3]

Mexico [6]

Source: NYTimes [24], 06/10/2022

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A Castoff Bumper Leads to a Literary ‘Autobiography’ of Plastic [25]

Environmental writer Allison Cobb, in “Plastic: An Autobiography,” tells the story of the ubiquitous material through a series of interwoven narratives that range from her own experiences with it (including a discarded plastic car bumper), to the corporate origins of its spread and the way it’s now dangerously carpeting nature and damaging human communities. Contributor Nano Riley has a review in our new BookShelf.

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BookShelf [26]

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Consumer [27]

Environmental Health [28]

Health [29]

Pollution [30]

Waste [31]

Water & Oceans [19]

Wildlife [32]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [33]

International [34]

Canada [35]

Mexico [6]

Africa [36]

Antarctica & Arctic [37]

Asia [13]

Australia & Oceania [14]

Central America & the Caribbean [15]

Europe [38]

Middle East [39]

South America [16]

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Public [3]

Read more about A Castoff Bumper Leads to a Literary ‘Autobiography’ of Plastic [25]

Will Farmed Totoaba Stop Extinction of World’s Most Endangered Porpoise? [40]

"International officials will soon decide the fate of Mexican totoaba fish farming—and with it, possibly the last glimmer of hope for the vaquita."

Biodiversity [23]

Environmental Politics [41]

Fish & Fisheries [42]

Laws & Regulations [43]

Public [3]

Mexico [6]

Source: Hakai [44], 02/28/2022

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Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019 [45]

Environmental journalists from around the country and beyond will gather in Houston later this month for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 31st annual conference. Widely known as the energy capital of the world, this highly diverse city is an ideal place to drill down on the causes and consequences of climate change and other environmental issues of the day.

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SEJ News [46]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [47]

Air [48]

Biodiversity [23]

Chemicals [49]

Disasters [50]

Diversity [51]

Economy & Business [8]

Energy & Fuel [52]

Environmental Health [28]

Environmental Politics [41]

Fish & Fisheries [42]

Food [53]

Forests [10]

Government [54]

Health [29]

Infrastructure [55]

Journalism & Media [5]

Laws & Regulations [43]

People & Population [56]

Planning & Growth [57]

Policy [58]

Pollution [30]

Religion, Faith and Spirituality [59]

Science [60]

Technology [61]

Transportation [62]

Waste [31]

Water & Oceans [19]

Wildlife [32]

Region:

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]

International [34]

Mexico [6]

Central America & the Caribbean [15]

Europe [38]

South America [16]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019 [45]

Mexico Top Court Cancels Mining Concessions Near Indigenous Communities [64]

"Two controversial mining concessions on Indigenous land were canceled after Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that residents were not consulted."

Laws & Regulations [43]

Natural Resources [65]

Public [3]

Mexico [6]

Source: Mongabay [66], 02/22/2022

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Climate Crisis May Quickly Confront U.S., World With National Security Threats [67]

The climate-security nexus has drawn attention from the Biden administration, but less so elsewhere, even as security experts worry about climate change as a threat multiplier that can exacerbate other causes of conflict. Our new Backgrounder explores these concerns, with a look at how the issue has played out in recent U.S. politics. Plus, seven global regions where climate change may worsen ongoing conflict.

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Backgrounders [68]

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