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Emil Cherrington stands on a boat in the middle of a river in Belize in May 2019.
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Emil Cherrington: Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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Showing how eyes in the sky can help people on the ground.

Excavated causeway built in the Birds of Paradise wetlands
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Ancient Maya Made Widespread Changes to Wetland Landscape

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 5 May 20212 March 2023

A system of canals 2 millennia old sustained a local population after the collapse of its neighbors, and it continues to affect local ecology today.

Aerial photo of Cayos Cochinos, a series of small coral cays off the Caribbean coast of Honduras
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Scientists Support Local Activities to Rescue the Mesoamerican Reef

by J. Rodriguez 15 September 20203 November 2022

The reef’s report card analyzed 286 sites in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Communities, scientists, and governments are working to improve coral and ecosystem resilience.

Digital elevation map of canals at ancient Maya site Belize
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Ancient Maya Farms Revealed by Laser Scanning

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 7 October 20193 November 2021

One agricultural network was 5 times larger than earlier estimates, and the fields may be an early source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

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