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Only 17 percent of live coral cover remains on fore-reefs in Belize. A study finds new evidence that nitrogen enrichment from land-based sources like agriculture run-off and sewage, are significantly ...

A gorgonian grows on a shallow coral reef on Turneffe Atoll in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) © Ethan Daniels / Shutterstock.com Last month, the ...

San Pedro is a small town on Ambergris Caye, the largest island in Belize. It has long been whispered about by in-the-know travelers, and after four days on this Caribbean island paradise with our two ...

The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal ...

In 1842, Charles Darwin described the Belize Barrier Reef as “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies.” Fast forward to 2021, only about 17 percent of live coral cover remains on fore-reefs in ...